Universal primers for amplification of the complete mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene in vertebrates

Zoological Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-66

  Wang, Hurng Yi ^a,b   Tsai, Mung Pei ^b   Tu, Ming Chung ^a   Lee, Sin Che ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

12SR and 12SL; PCR amplification; Primers; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033636227     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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