GeneMarker basics - help!

[lkay9]

Hi all,

I am using GeneMarker for fragment analysis of microsatellites. I've read the instruction manual, but the whole procedure is completely new to me so many of the terms aren't explained fully enough for me to understand.

Does anyone know of an online tutorial / instructions on how to analyse microsatellite markers using this software? I'm particularly interested in how to decide if the marker is homo/heterozygotic, as the repeat motifs are only 2 bases long.

To be honest, I don't really understand which settings to use for the analysis either, so the basics would be good!!

Many thanks