Table 3.

Frequency of EST-SSRs in Muscovy duck

Motif length	Repeat numbers								Total (%)
	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	>10
Mono-	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5,093	5,093	65.67
Di-	–	–	346	145	46	42	49	41	669	8.63
Tri-	–	997	457	221	40	–	–	–	1,695	21.86
Quad-	–	81	18	–	–	–	–	–	99	1.28
Penta-	155	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	158	2.04
Hexa-	41	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	41	0.53
Total	196	1,061	821	366	86	42	49	5,134	7,755