Extraction of nuclear DNA from bone of skeletonized and fluid‐preserved museum specimens
- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Systematics and Biodiversity
- Vol. 4 (2) , 133-136
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1477200005001891
Abstract
Obtaining DNA sequences, particularly nuclear DNA, from museum specimens is challenging. We sequenced nuclear DNA from small bone fragments of skeletonized and fluid‐fixed museum specimens of squamate reptiles by using a forensic protocol developed for isolating DNA from human bones. The method yielded high quality nuclear DNA sequences from bones taken from 11 of 21 (52.4%) skeletonized or desiccated specimens, the oldest of which dated back to 1938, and 1 of 9 (11.1%) fluid‐preserved specimens, which was collected in 1957.Keywords
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