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Selective amplification of a mammoth mitochondrial cytochrome b fragment using an elephant-specific primer

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  1. Institut für Mikrobiologie, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Schnittsphanstrasse 10, D-64287, Darmstadt, Germany

    J. Hauf, A. Baur, N. Chalwatzis & F. K. Zimmermann

  2. Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, D-64283, Darmstadt, Germany

    U. Joger

  3. World Mammoth Museum, Yakutsk, Republic Sakha, Russia

    P. A. Lazarev

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Hauf, J., Baur, A., Chalwatzis, N. et al. Selective amplification of a mammoth mitochondrial cytochrome b fragment using an elephant-specific primer. Curr Genet 27, 486–487 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00311220

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