Sexing a wider range of avian species based on two CHD1 introns with a unified reaction condition

Zoo Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 425-431

  Wang, Lih Chiann ^a,b   Chen, Chi Tsong ^c   Lee, Hsiao Yuan ^b   Li, Shou Hsien ^d   Lir, Jihn Tsair ^e   Chin, Shin Chien ^b   Pu, Chang En ^c   Wang, Ching Ho ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei Zoo   (Taiwan)

^c Ministry Justice Investigation Bureau   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CHD1; Intron; Sexing

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 35948955176     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20149     Document Type: Article

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