Molecular sex identification of tinamous with PCR using primers derived from the spindlin gene

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 465-466

  De Kloet, Siwo R ^a  

^a Avian Biotech Int   (United States)

Author keywords

PCR; Sex identification; Spindlin; Tinamiformes

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPINDLIN GENE;

AVES; TINAMIFORMES;

EID: 0036898988     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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