Polymerase chain reaction identification of a female-specific genetic marker in Arceuthobium americanum (lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe) and its implications for Arceuthobium sex determination

Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 369-377

  Dwarka, Arvin ^a   Friedman, Cynthia M Ross ^a   Mackay, Mairi E ^a   Nelson, Don ^a  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dwarf mistletoes; Gender discrimination; Polymerase chain reaction; Primers; Random amplified polymorphic dna; Sequence characterized amplified regions

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; CONIFEROUS TREE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SOFTWARE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; KAMLOOPS; MANITOBA;

ARCEUTHOBIUM; ARCEUTHOBIUM AMERICANUM; ARCEUTHOBIUM PUSILLUM; CONIFEROPHYTA; SANTALACEAE; SILENE; SILENE LATIFOLIA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 79960182425     PISSN: 19162804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b11-025     Document Type: Article

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