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The development and validation of a single SNaPshot multiplex for tiger species and subspecies identification--implications for forensic purposes.
Forensic science international. Genetics - 1 Mar 2012
Kitpipit Thitika, Tobe Shanan S, Kitchener Andrew C, Gill Peter, Linacre Adrian
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The tiger (Panthera tigris) is currently listed on Appendix I of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; this affords it the highest level of international protection. To aid in the investigation of alleged illegal trade in tiger body parts and derivatives, molecular approaches have been developed to identify biological material as being of tiger in origin. Some...
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