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Genetic diversity in populations of the viper Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 in Central Brazil using RAPD markers.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 8 Jul 2008
Dutra N C L, Telles M P C, Dutra D L, Silva Júnior N J
Abstract excerpt
Bothrops moojeni is an abundant venomous snake responsible for most of the snakebite cases in the Central region of Brazil and as a result of the anthropogenic habitat disturbance, such as the increase in extensive farming, the range of B. moojeni has been greatly fragmented. Here, we obtained genomic DNA from a total of 75 snakes belonging to four populations. Genetic variability evaluated for five RAPD primers...
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