Simple DNA extraction for museum beetle specimens to unlock genetic data from historical collections

Museum beetle specimens are valuable resources for genetic analyses; however, obtaining DNA from aged specimens remains challenging due to degradation, desiccation, and contamination. In this study, we present a simple, low-cost protocol for extracting DNA from museum beetles, optimized using cetylt...

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Main Authors: Hathal M. Al-Dhafer, Raju Balaji, Mahmoud S. Abdel-Dayem, Iftekhar Rasool, Amr Mohamed, Senthilkumar Palanisamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:MethodsX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016125000834
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