Single-sperm typing

Curr Protoc Hum Genet. 2002 May:Chapter 1:Unit 1.6. doi: 10.1002/0471142905.hg0106s32.

Abstract

This unit presents protocols for sperm isolation using two different methods, amplification of simple sequence-length polymorphisms (SSLP) and/or single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) from single cells or whole genome-amplified single cells using primer extension preamplification (PEP), and discusses the statistical analysis of sperm-typing recombination data. Newer methods for studying recombination over very short distances (a few kilobases) using total sperm DNA and allele-specific PCR are also discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Separation
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Genetic Markers
  • Genetic Techniques*
  • Genetics, Medical
  • Haplotypes
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sepharose
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods
  • Spermatozoa / cytology*
  • Spermatozoa / metabolism*

Substances

  • Genetic Markers
  • Sepharose