This document discusses microsatellites and molecular markers. It begins by defining microsatellites as simple sequence repeats between 1-6 base pairs long. It then discusses different types of markers including morphological, biochemical, chromosomal, and genetic markers. The main part of the document focuses on different molecular markers used in genetics including RFLP, RAPD, AFLP, microsatellites, DNA fingerprinting, and SNPs. It provides details on what each marker is and how it is detected. The document concludes by discussing applications of molecular markers in areas like gene mapping, disease diagnosis, evolution studies, and animal breeding/selection.