Rapid authenticity testing of artificially bred green turtles (Chelonia mydas) using microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers

Sea turtles are threatened by climate change and human activity, and their global populations continue to decline sharply. The Chinese government encourages artificial breeding of sea turtles to reduce the use of wild populations. However, artificial breeding of sea turtles is still fairly difficult...

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Main Authors: Ting Zhang, Liu Lin, Daniel Gaillard, Fang Chen, Huaiqing Chen, Meimei Li, Shannan Wu, Zhao Wang, Haitao Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12410.pdf