Genetic diversity in the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla): inferred from restriction enzyme analysis of mitochondrial DNAs.

doi:10.1007/BF02399690

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Genetic diversity in the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla): inferred from restriction enzyme analysis of mitochondrial DNAs.

Biochemical genetics - 1 Oct 1991

Zhang Y P, Shi L M

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Two different forms of Chinese pangolins can be recognized according to the color of their scales, i.e., brown and dusky. We analyzed mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) purified from the livers of seven dusky and six brown Chinese pangolins from the same locality, using cleavage patterns from 19 restricti...

Topics

Animals
China
DNA, Mitochondrial
Genetic Variation
Polymorphism, Genetic
Restriction Mapping
Xenarthra

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