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DNA primer sets were developed for the amplification of complete mitochondrial genomes for both European and American lobsters in 4 suitable-sized segments. Optimal conditions for polymerase chain reaction routine screening were established. The 4 segments were screened with 24 restriction endonucleases in a test population sample, covering the whole distribution of the European lobster, and restriction patterns of each enzyme were revealed. A segment of 3000 bp comprising part of cytochrome oxidase I gene, the genes cytochrome oxidase II and III, subunits 6 and 8 of ATPase, subunit 3 of the NAD dehydrogenase, and various transfer RNAs, was found to be the most polymorphic. A number of enzyme patterns in each segment differentiated European and American lobsters. Extra bands were observed, indicating heteroplasmy phenomena, which were verified with various approaches. Furthermore, a primer set that enables 1-step ampli- fication of the complete mitochondrial genome of the European lobster was established.
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Katsares, V., Apostolidis, A., Triantafyllidis, A. et al. Development of Mitochondrial DNA Primers for Use with Homarid Lobsters. Mar. Biotechnol. 5, 469–479 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-002-0097-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-002-0097-7