An improved polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay for gender identification in birds

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 198-202

  Boutette, James B ^a   Ramsay, Edward C ^a   Potgieter, Leon N D ^a   Kania, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anseriformes; Aves; Avian; EcoRI; Gender identification; HaeIII; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIRD; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GOOSE; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSER SP.; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; BRANTA CANADENSIS; PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 0036765916     PISSN: 10826742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1647/1082-6742(2002)016[0198:AIPCRR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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