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Mitochondrial DNA
The Journal of DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis
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Research Article

Identification of mammalian species using the short and highly variable regions of mitochondrial DNA

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Pages 550-554 | Received 25 Sep 2013, Accepted 07 Dec 2013, Published online: 17 Jan 2014

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