Low genetic variation in Amentotaxus formosana Li revealed by isozyme analysis and random amplified polymorphic DNA markers

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Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 388-395

  Wang, Chieh Ting ^a   Wang, Wei Young ^a   Chiang, Chia Hua ^b   Wang, Ya Nan ^b   Lin, Tsan Piao ^a  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amentotaxus formosana; genetic variation; isozyme; RAPD

Indexed keywords

AMENTOTAXUS FORMOSANA;

EID: 0029851307     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1996.158     Document Type: Article

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