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Genetic individualization of Cannabis sativa by a short tandem repeat multiplex system.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry - 1 Jan 2009
Mendoza Maria A, Mills DeEtta K, Lata Hemant, Chandra Suman, ElSohly Mahmoud A, Almirall Jose R
Abstract excerpt
Cannabis sativa is the most frequently used of all illicit drugs in the USA. Cannabis has been used throughout history for its stems in the production of hemp fiber, seed for oil and food, and buds and leaves as a psychoactive drug. Short tandem repeats (STRs) were chosen as molecular markers owing to their distinct advantages over other genetic methods. STRs are codominant, can be standardized such that...
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