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Microsatellite marker analysis reveals the distinction between the north and south groups of hard clam (Meretrix meretrix) in China.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 6 Feb 2015
Gu X F, Dong Y H, Yao H H, Zhou X L, Qi X Y, Lin Z H
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Meretrix meretrix is one of the important commercial bivalves in China. A total of 198 individual clams were collected from 5 locations characteristic of the clam's 5 main natural habitats in China, that is, Shandong, Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi. Ten polymorphic microsatellite markers were selected to examine the genetic diversity and identify genetic differences between the 5 populations. A total of...
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