Patterns of microsatellite distribution across eukaryotic genomes

BMC Genomics

Table 1 Uniquely abundant SSRs showing species-specific enrichment

S.No	Species	Uniquely abundant SSRs	Estimated Divergence Time from Common Ancestor
1	Leishmania species	AGGG^, AGGGG^, AGGGGG^, ACACGC^	1660 Ma
2	Green algae	CG^, ACGCG^, CCCCG^, ACGGCG^, ACGCCG^, AGCGCG^, ACGCGG^, ACGTCG^	1160 Ma
3	Cereals	CCGGCG^, CCCGCG^, ACGGCC^*	104 Ma
4	Drosophila species	AACAGC^***	127 Ma
5	Birds	AAACC^*, AAAGG^, AAAACC^, AAAAGG^*	111 Ma
6	Ruminants	AACTG^*, AAAGTG^, AAGCTG^**	56 Ma
7	Primates	AATGG^, ACCTCC^*	67 Ma

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