Application of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLPs) for detection of sex-specific markers in dioecious Uapaca kirkiana Muell. Årg

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-142

  Mwase, Weston F ^a,b   Erik Lid, S ^a   Bjornstad A ^a   Stedje, B ^c   Kwapata, M B ^b   Bokosi, J M ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

AFLP; Bulked segregant analysis; Dioecious; Domestication; SCAR; Sex determination; Uapaca kirkiana

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; AUTOSOME; BULKED SEGREGANT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FRUIT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; UAPACA KIRKIANA;

UAPACA KIRKIANA;

EID: 33846640472     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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