Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40 , January 2008

Bidens identification using the noncoding regions of chloroplast genome and nuclear ribosomal DNA

  • Li-Chin Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, 88 Ting-Chow Road, Sec 4, Taipei 116, Taiwan, ROC
    • Department of Forensic Science, Central Police University, 56 Shu-Jen Road, Kwei-San, Taoyuan 33334, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Jenn-Che Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, 88 Ting-Chow Road, Sec 4, Taipei 116, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Hsing-Mei Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Science, Central Police University, 56 Shu-Jen Road, Kwei-San, Taoyuan 33334, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Kuo-Lan Liu

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Biology Office, Criminal Investigation Bureau, No. 5, Lane 553, Chung Hsiao Eastern Road Section 4, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Adrian Linacre

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Forensic Science, Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XW, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • James Chun-I Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Jen Ai Road Section 1, Taipei 100, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +886 2 23218438.

Received 6 March 2007 ,Revised 26 July 2007 ,Accepted 27 July 2007.

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PII: S1872-4973(07)00108-1

doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2007.07.005

Forensic Science International: Genetics
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 35-40 , January 2008

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