Co-amplification of cytochrome b and D-loop mtDNA fragments for the identification of degraded DNA samples

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 605-608

  Yang, Dongya Y ^a   Speller, Camilla F ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal mtDNA; Cytochrome b; D loop; PCR amplification; Species identification

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA;

EID: 33747446176     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: 14718286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2006.01370.x     Document Type: Article

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