Evolutionary Biology Group

Microsatellite Data Checking Software

Micro-Checker is a Windows application that checks for microsatellite null alleles and scoring errors. It also provides null allele estimates, and adjusts allele and genotypes frequencies.
(More Information from the Micro-Checker Help pages)

By Cock van Oosterhout, Bill Hutchinson,
Derek Wills and Peter Shipley

To download a copy of the Micro-Checker software (18 MB zip file), please complete the questionnaire.

For further information, please contact Dr. van Oosterhout at C.van-Oosterhout@hull.ac.uk

Personal Details:
Your name:
E-mail address:
Institute:
Study Species Details:
Species name:
Yes No Unsure
Are the populations assumed to be panmictic and in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
Microsatellite Information:
Have you experienced: Yes No Unsure Total # loci
screened		 Total # loci
affected		 Comments
null alleles? Help
large allele drop-out? Help
stuttering? Help
I have details for another species (check this box then Submit)

Data Protection Act 1998

The data collected from this form will only be used for the purposes of research and the continued improvement of the Micro-Checker program. These data will not be used, published or disseminated to third parties without prior consent. The data will not be used for marketing or any other commercial activity.