Table III.
Summary of microsatellites in apple ESTs and comparison with Arabidopsis
| Dinucleotide Repeat Composition | No. NR Sequences | Percentage of Apple Di Repeats | Apple Rank | Percentage of Arabidopsis Di Repeats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC/CA/GT/TG | 162 | 4.0 | 3 | 8.0 |
| AG/GA/CT/TC | 3,548 | 88.3 | 1 | 83.0 |
| AT/TA | 306 | 7.6 | 2 | 8.8 |
| CG/GC | 2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.14 |
| Totals | 4,018 | 100 | – | 100 |
| Trinucleotide Repeat Composition | No. NR Sequences | Percentage of Apple Tri Repeats | Apple Rank | Arabidopsis Rank |
| AAC/ACA/CAA/GTT/TGT/TTG | 223 | 5.6 | 7 | 3 |
| AAG/AGA/GAA/CTT/TCT/TTC | 918 | 22.9 | 1 | 1 |
| AAT/ATA/TAA/TTA/TAT/ATT | 126 | 3.1 | 9 | 5 |
| ACC/CAC/CCA/GGT/GTG/TGG | 635 | 15.8 | 3 | 4 |
| ACG/CGA/GAC/CGT/GTC/TCG | 202 | 5.0 | 8 | 9 |
| ACT/CTA/TAC/AGT/TAG/GTA | 52 | 1.3 | 10 | 8 |
| AGC/CAG/GCA/TGC/CTG/GCT | 544 | 13.6 | 4 | 7 |
| AGG/GGA/GAG/TCC/CTC/CCT | 752 | 18.8 | 2 | 6 |
| ATC/CAT/TCA/GAT/ATG/TGA | 291 | 7.3 | 5 | 2 |
| CCG/CGC/GCC/GGC/GCG/CGG | 267 | 6.7 | 6 | 10 |
| Totals | 4,010 | 100% | – | – |