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A universal DNA mini-barcode for biodiversity analysis

BMC Genomics · 2008 · Vol. 9(1) · pp. 214–214

Isabelle Meusnier✉(University of Guelph)Gregory A. C. Singer(Cancer Genetics (United States))Jean‐François Landry(Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)Dónal A. Hickey(Concordia University)Paul D. N. Hebert(University of Guelph)Mehrdad Hajibabaei(University of Guelph)

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Abstract

In this study we address the important issue of minimum amount of sequence information required for identifying species in DNA barcoding. We establish a novel approach based on a much shorter barcode sequence and demonstrate its effectiveness in archival specimens. This approach will significantly broaden the application of DNA barcoding in biodiversity studies.

Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Identification and Quantification in Food Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesDNA barcodingBarcodeGenBankBiologyPrimer (cosmetics)Computational biologyMitochondrial DNADNA sequencingDNA microarraySequence analysis

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AnimalsBase SequenceElectron Transport Complex IVDNAEukaryotic CellsSpecies SpecificityGene LibraryPolymerase Chain ReactionDNA PrimersComputational BiologyGenomicsDatabases, Nucleic AcidBiodiversity