“…The microsatellite sequences (GAA) n , (GAC) n , (CGG) n , (CAC) n , (CAG) n , (CAT) n , (GAG) n , (TAA) n , (TAC) n , (CAA) n , (GA) n , (CA) n , (GC) n , (TA) n , (C) n , and (A) n were labeled directly with Cy3 at the 5' end during synthesis (VBC Biotech, Vienna, Austria) and also used in the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) experiments. We performed the FISH experiments following the protocol described by Kretschmer et al [45]. Briefly, after one hour of aging at 60 • C, chromosomal preparations were treated for one hour and thirty minutes with an RNAse solution (1.5 µL RNase A (10 mg/mL) in 1.5 mL 2× SSC).…”