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[Isolation and amplification of DNA from tortoise and turtle shells]
Yao Xue Xue Bao = Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica
|January 1, 1996
Summary
Ancient DNA from tortoise and turtle shells can be recovered and analyzed. This genetic information, even from old specimens, is valuable for identifying these traditional Chinese crude drugs.
Area of Science:
- Molecular Biology
- Paleogenetics
- Pharmacognosy