Intron variability in an actin gene can be used to discriminate between chicken and turkey DNA

Meat Science

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 163-168

  Lockley, Andrew K ^a   Bardsley, Ronal G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin gene; Chicken DNA; PCR; Species identification; Turkey DNA

Indexed keywords

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS (PCR);

ENZYMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MEATS;

DNA SEQUENCES;

AVES; BOVINAE; GALLUS GALLUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; OVIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 0036313428     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(01)00180-2     Document Type: Article

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