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Rapid differentiation between Octopus vulgaris Cuvier (1797) and Octopus mimus Gould (1852), using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA

Abstract

Seventeen specimens of Octopus vulgaris and Octopus mimus were investigated using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Clearly differentiable RAPD fingerprints allowed a fast and reliable genotypic discrimination of these species. Thus, molecular genetic evidence from total DNA complements recent results of a comparative analysis of mitochondrial sequence data supporting the taxonomic separation of Octopus mimus and Octopus vulgaris.

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Warnke K., Soller R., Blohm D. and Saint-Paul U. (2000) Rapid differentiation between Octopus vulgaris Cuvier (1797) and Octopus mimus Gould (1852), using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA. Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research 38(2): 119-122. 10.1046/j.1439-0469.2000.382134.x

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Date 01.01.2000
Journal Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research
Issue 2
Volume 38
Pages 119-122
Open Access Closed Access
Open Access Status Closed Access
Eprints_link https://cris.leibniz-zmt.de/id/eprint/5904
Peer-Reviewed

Research Spectrum

Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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