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The direct microsatellite-primed PCR and the RAMPO techniques were applied to detect inter-specific polymorphisms in Tuber species and to select species specific fragments. A T. borchii marker was identified and specific primers were selected.
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Amicucci, A., Guidi, C., Potenza, L. et al. Microsatellite primed-PCR to select molecular markers for Tuber species. Biotechnology Letters 24, 263–267 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014080527613
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