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Single nucleotide polymorphism for animal fibre identification.
Journal of biotechnology - 16 Mar 2005
Subramanian Selvi, Karthik T, Vijayaraaghavan N N
Abstract excerpt
Animal fibres are highly valuable industrial products often adulterated during marketing. Currently, there is no precise method available to identify and differentiate the fibres. In this study, a PCR-RFLP technique was exploited to differentiate cashmere and wool fibres derived from goat and sheep, respectively. The presence of DNA in animal hair shafts has enabled the isolation of DNA from scoured cashmere and...
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