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The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has revolutionized molecular biology. When many samples have to be analysed for a small number of loci, PCR-based techniques have become the methods of choice because they are easy to use, fast and cost effective (1, 2).
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Vosman, B. (1998). Variations on a Theme. In: Karp, A., Isaac, P.G., Ingram, D.S. (eds) Molecular Tools for Screening Biodiversity. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0019-6_49
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