Fast and reliable sexing of prosimian and human DNA

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 345-350

  Fredsted, T ^a   Villesen, P ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amelogenin; Molecular sexing; Primates; Prosimians; Sex determination; Strepsirrhines; ZFX ZFY

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN; DNA; ENAMEL PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROSIMIAN; SEX DETERMINATION;

AMELOGENIN; ANIMALS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DENTAL ENAMEL PROTEINS; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HUMANS; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); STREPSIRHINI;

LEMURIDAE; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 11144282399     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20083     Document Type: Article

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