Mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene for forensic identification of crocodile species

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 334-338

  Naga Jogayya, K ^a   Meganathan, P R ^b   Dubey, Bhawna ^c   Haque, I ^a  

^a CENTRAL FORENSIC SCIENCE LABORATORY   (India)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Conservation; Crocodylia; Forensic identification; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCODILE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CYTOCHROMES B; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84876772244     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2012.09.018     Document Type: Article

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