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| He,H; Wang,Y; Qing,Y; Li,D; Zhao,X; Zhu,Q; Yin,H. |
| ABSTRACT In this study, a method utilizing PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of a mitochondrial gene was developed for the identification of chicken (Gallus gallus), quail (Coturnix coturnix), and common pigeon (Columba livia) meat. PCR products of ~440 bp were obtained from the 12S rRNA gene of these three birds using a pair of universal primers. The three terrestrial birds can be distinguished using one restriction endonuclease, Alu I, which was selected based on species-specific variations in the mt 12S rRNA gene sequence using 9 newly-obtained and 44 published chicken, quail and pigeon sequences. This method was also successfully used to identify commercial quail and pigeon meat products, which were found to be adulterated with... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: 12S rRNA gene; PCR-RFLP; Terrestrial bird; Meat identification; Species-specific variations. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2018000400651 |
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