@article{MAKHILLJAVA20131223999,
    title = {Identification of Monozygotic Twins in Pigs Using Optimized Fluorescent Microsatellite Markers},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {12},
    number = {2},
    pages = {225-228},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2013.225.228},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2013.225.228},
    author = {Ming-Zhou,Ping-Er,Ying-Kai,Tao and},
    keywords = {Pig,monozygotic twins,paired fluorescent microsatellite marker,STR genotyping,cumulative exclusion rate},
    abstract = {Monozygotic (MZ) twins having the same DNA information have 
  been used for many biomedical studies. Pigs present high similarity with humans 
  and have been used as an ideal mammalian model the use of MZ twins is even more 
  valuable. In the study, researchers present a systematic method for the stepwise 
  exclusion of inconsistently genotyped individuals in a large population by Short 
  Tandem Repeat (STR) genotyping. Five pairs of microsatellite markers with different 
  fluorescent dyes were selected and their reliability was tested. The results 
  demonstrate that the cumulative exclusion rate of all markers was 99.67% in 
  1,201 pigs; two pairs of MZ twins were initially identified. Researchers have 
  established an effective, easy and cheap way to identify MZ twin pigs.}
    }