Limited efficiency of universal mini-barcode primers for DNA amplification from desert reptiles, birds and mammals

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 3559-3564

  Arif, I A ^a   Khan, H A ^a   Al Sadoon, M ^a   Shobrak, M ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Amplification success; Barcoding; Birds; Cytochrome oxidase 1; Mammals; Mini barcode; PCR; Reptiles

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DESERT; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPTILE; VALIDATION PROCESS; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DESERT CLIMATE; DNA BARCODING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DESERT CLIMATE; DNA; DNA BARCODING, TAXONOMIC; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; MAMMALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPTILES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84865657400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/2011.October.31.3     Document Type: Article

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