The internally self-fertilizing hermaphroditic teleost Rivulus marmoratus (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae) β-actin gene: Amplification and sequence analysis with conserved primers

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-166

  Lee, Jae Seong ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cloning; Polymerase chain reaction; Rivulus marmoratus; actin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BETA ACTIN; CARP; COMMON CARP; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; PRIMER DNA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEABREAM; SELFING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; ZEBRA FISH;

RIVULUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 0034046745     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101269900020     Document Type: Article

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