Study of Methods for DNA Extractions from Feathers

Feathers have been used as a source of DNA for two decades. Feathers are made of keratinized cells which can make obtaining DNA from them difficult. This study compared three established methods of extracting DNA from feathers to ascertain if any produced a greater quantity of DNA. Each of the metho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feely, Cassandra Lynn
Other Authors: Culver, Melanie
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/297561