A test of the multiplex pre-amplification approach in microsatellite genotyping of wolverine faecal DNA

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 289-293

  Hedmark, Eva ^a   Ellegren, Hans ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allelic dropout; Non invasive genetic techniques; PCR

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENOTYPE; MAMMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

GULO GULO;

EID: 33745022394     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9000-1     Document Type: Article

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