A study on the genetic diversity of Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807; Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Turkey

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been widely employed in phylogeographic and phylogenetic studies. In the present study, the genetic identification of the scorpion Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807) was carried out by using the 16S mitochondrial gene, since this scorpion represents the most import...

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Main Authors: O Ozkan, C Ahmet, K Zafer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992010000400010