Utility of the trnH-psbA intergenic spacer region and its combinations as plant DNA barcodes: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: The trnH-psbA intergenic spacer region has been used in many DNA barcoding studies. However, a comprehensive evaluation with rigorous sequence preprocessing and statistical testing on the utility of trnH-psbA and its combinations as DNA barcodes is lacking. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS...

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Main Authors: Xiaohui Pang, Chang Liu, Linchun Shi, Rui Liu, Dong Liang, Huan Li, Stacey S Cherny, Shilin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3498263?pdf=render