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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Apdn (B.v.i.) Inc., Tortola, VG;
Inventors:
MingHwa Benjamin Liang, East Setauket, NY (US);
Stephane Shu Kin So, South Portland, ME (US);
Assignee:
APDN (B.V.I.) Inc., Tortola, B.V.I., VG;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6895 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/13 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for distinguishing between cotton cultivars of a specific species by analyzing a sample of mature cotton fibers from raw cotton materials or from textile goods are disclosed. DNA is extracted from the mature cotton fiber sample and subjected to PCR techniques which enable the identification of the cultivar of a particular cotton species utilized in the textile or cotton material of interest.