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Genetic markers for identification of Patagonian toothfish and Antarctic toothfish |
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| Authors: | P J Smith P M Gaffney M Purves |
| Institution: | National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, P.O. Box 14 901, Wellington, New Zealand;College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE 19958, U.S.A.;Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Private Bag X2, Rogge Bay 8012, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Abstract: | Fillet samples of the toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides and D. mawsoni can be distinguished readily by muscle proteins revealed by isoelectric focusing and mitochondrial DNA markers. The proteins also distinguish toothfish from other species marketed under similar trade names. |
| Keywords: | Southern Ocean toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides D mawsoni isoelectric focusing mitochondrial DNA |