Rapid Genetic Identification of Meat
Rapid Genetic Identification of Meat
As the demand for food research and monitoring continues to increase, simple and fast solutions are needed. This article describes a workflow that rapidly determines the identity of meat in the field using the Qampmini Thermal cycler for PCR-mediated DNA amplification and the Qsep1 Bio-Fragment Analyzer (both from BiOptic, Inc., New Taipei City, Taiwan) for the analysis of PCR product by capillary gel electrophoresis (Figure 1).1
Figure 1 – Three simple steps to results: sample preparation, PCR, and capillary gel electrophoresis.