DNA changes in tissues entrapped in plant resins (the precursors of Amber)

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 70-75

  Rogers, S O ^a   Langenegger, K ^b   Holdenrieder, O ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBER; RESIN;

AMBER; DNA; RESIN;

ARTICLE; DESICCATION; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FOSSIL; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 0033955492     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050012     Document Type: Article

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