Primers for ISSR are rather universal because they have repeating sequence abundant in the studied genome, like (GTG)n or (ATT)n, when SSR primers are species (genus)-specific. Primers for ISSR are arbitrary (amplify random fragments between anonymous SSR), when SSR are locus-specific.
Primers for ISSR are rather universal because they have repeating sequence abundant in the studied genome, like (GTG)n or (ATT)n, when SSR primers are species (genus)-specific. Primers for ISSR are arbitrary (amplify random fragments between anonymous SSR), when SSR are locus-specific.