| Literature DB >> 11972770 |
Leon Huynen1, Craig D Millar, David M Lambert.
Abstract
DNA-based sex tests now exist for many avian species. However, none of these tests are widely applicable to ratites. We present DNA sequence data for a locus that is W chromosome-linked in the kiwi, ostrich, cassowary, rhea, and emu. At the amino acid level, this sequence has significant homology to X-linked genes in platyfish and Caenorhabditis elegans. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers designed to this locus allow the assignment of sex in all species of living ratites.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 11972770 DOI： 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2002.01483.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Ecol ISSN： 0962-1083 Impact factor: 6.185