Large scale sex typing of ostriches using DNA extracted from feathers

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Malagró Jr , Wilson ^a   Franco, Heitor M ^a   Matheucci Jr , Euclides ^b   Medaglia, Adriana ^b   Henrique Silva, Flavio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b DNA Cons Genet/Biotech S/C Ltda   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; DNA;

ALKALINITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA TEMPLATE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEATHER; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DETERMINATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CAMELUS; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

ANIMALS; DNA; FEATHERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 0346014706     PISSN: 14726750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-2-19     Document Type: Article

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