Species identification by fragmented DNA
Baur, C.; Teifel-Greding, J.; Liebhardt, E.
Beitrage Zur Gerichtlichen Medizin 47: 165-170
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0067-5016 PMID: 2818474 Document Number: 329443
The species of raw meat as well as heat-processed meat can be determined by DNA dot-blot hybridization-techniques. We investigated on artificially degraded DNA whether various DNA qualities could influence the validity of the experiment results. We demonstrated that degraded DNA could also react according to the species. The shorter the DNA fragments, the discreter was the reaction when high molecular weight DNA was used as a probe. This effect is not observed with degraded DNA as a probe.