Microsatellite
profiles detected by multiplex capillary electrophoresis
Microsatellites can be fluorescently tagged
with the same dyes used in DNA sequencing. With
16 loci [boxes in top panel] spread over four labeling
reactions, each with a separate color [blue, green, yellow (shown in
black), & red]
[bars in middle panel], all 16 loci can be combined in a
single multiplex experiment [bottom panel]
Allelic variants at each locus are identifiable as a
particular color over the size range specific to the
locus.