Exploring the effect of microsatellite size homoplasy on reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships of picote splitfin Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis.

This study explores the effects of microsatellite size homoplasies in the reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships and estimates of population parameters as Fixation index (FST) using as a case study a truncated microsatellite from the picote splitfin Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis. The results suggest that the use of imperfect microsatellites may have only a minor effect in phylogenetic and population studies.Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. España CGL2010-15237/BOSPeer reviewe