Talk:Marker-assisted selection

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Why use Marker-Aided Selection instead of directly assaying the relevant DNA mutation?

What is the motivation for using this indirect technique? The reader is left puzzled. An explanation is required. 86.170.122.204 (talk) 12:11, 5 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]