DNA barcoding Bromeliaceae: achievements and pitfalls.

ABSTRACT:

Background

DNA barcoding has been successfully established in animals as a tool for organismal identification and taxonomic clarification. Slower nucleotide substitution rates in plant genomes have made the selection of a DNA barcode for land plants a much more difficult task. The Plant Working Group of the Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) recommended the two-marker combination rbcL/matK as a pragmatic solution to a complex trade-off between universality, sequence quality, discrimination, and cost.

Methodology/principal findings

It is expected that a system based on any one, or a small number of plastid genes will fail within certain taxonomic groups with low amounts of plastid variation, while performing well in others. We tested the effectiveness of the proposed C

SUBMITTER: Maia VH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3252331 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature