Species identification using the cytochrome b gene of commercial turtle shells

Forensic Science International: Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 67-73

  Lee, James Chun I ^a   Tsai, Li Chin ^b   Liao, Shu Ping ^b   Linacre, Adrian ^c   Hsieh, Hsing Mei ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c University of Strathclyde   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytochrome b; Gelled product; Simulation test; Turtle shell

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MEDICINE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TURTLES;

EID: 59649121102     PISSN: 18724973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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