Important Properties of Ideal Markers For MAS
An ideal marker:
- Easy recognition of all possible phenotypes (homo- and heterozygotes) from all different alleles
- Demonstrates measurable differences in expression between trait types and/or gene of interest alleles, early in the development of the organism
- Has no effect on the trait of interest that varies depending on the allele at the marker loci
- Low or null interaction among the markers allowing the use of many at the same time in a segregating population
- Abundant in number
- Polymorphic
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