African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Gene mining a marama bean expressed sequence tags (ESTs) database: Embryonic seed development genes and microsatellite marker identification

Emilia N. Sheehama
  • Emilia N. Sheehama
  • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia.
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Percy M. Chimwamurombe*
  • Percy M. Chimwamurombe*
  • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Namibia, P. Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia.
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  •  Received: 14 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 30 September 2015
  •  Published: 07 October 2015

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