Analysis of microsatellites and parentage testing in saltwater crocodiles

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 445-449

  Isberg, S R ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Barker, S G ^b   Moran, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Janamba Croc Farm   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALLIGATOR; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NONHUMAN; PARENTAGE ANALYSIS; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGENY;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BREEDING; DNA PRIMERS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS POROSUS;

EID: 4644300968     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esh067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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