DNA barcoding in the cycadales: testing the potential of proposed barcoding markers for species identification of cycads.
Barcodes are short segments of DNA that can be used to uniquely identify an unknown specimen to species, particularly when diagnostic morphological features are absent. These sequences could offer a new forensic tool in plant and animal conservation-especially for endangered species such as members...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-11-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001154 |