Perhaps you could start with some universal primers that are known to work for other cartilaginous species (ie., sharks, rays). Once you get some fragments amplified and sequenced, you could then develop more specific primers to that family. Good luck.
Myke Bon wrote:
> Greetings Fish People, > I'm doing research on Lamprey in Alaska and at the point now that I > need to perform PCR on the DNA I do have for L. tridentada. The > problem I have is that I need to determine a primer to use for the > process. I've been to the Gene Bank though all information there is > mitochondrial; I'm working with genomic DNA. > > We've been told it would be ideal to use a 10mer primer for > polymorphism research though most literature I've found suggests > between 18-29 for PCR. So my question is as follows: > > 1)Can someone suggest how I can determine a primer for a species that I > dont know the Genomic Map on? We have access to mitochondrial map of > L. fluviatis, It has been recommended we use it for a guideline to work > with L. tridentada, though we can't use it for genomic work I think. > Is there a universal primer (such as 'alu')that can work? Any > suggestions will be recieved with great enthusiasm. > > Thanks in advance! > > Myke Bon > > ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > To leave the Fish-Sci list, Send blank message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > Vacation? send SET FISH-SCI NOMAIL to [log in to unmask] > ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><>
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