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Species identification using genetic tools: the value of nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences in whale conservation.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Palumbi S R, Cipriano F
Abstract excerpt
DNA sequence analysis is a powerful tool for identifying the source of samples thought to be derived from threatened or endangered species. Analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from retail whale meat markets has shown consistently that the expected baleen whale in these markets, the minke whale, makes up only about half the products analyzed. The other products are either unregulated small toothed whales like...
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