4SpecID: Reference DNA Libraries Auditing and Annotation System for Forensic Applications.

ABSTRACT: Forensic genetics is a fast-growing field that frequently requires DNA-based taxonomy, namely, when evidence are parts of specimens, often highly processed in food, potions, or ointments. Reference DNA-sequences libraries, such as BOLD or GenBank, are imperative tools for taxonomic assignment, particularly when morphology is inadequate for classification. The auditing and curation of these datasets require reliable mechanisms, preferably with automated data preprocessing. Software tools were developed to grade these datasets considering as primary criterion the number of records, which is not compliant with forensic standards, where the priority is validation from independent sources. Moreover, 4SpecID is an efficient software tool developed to audit and annotate reference libraries, speci

SUBMITTER: Neto L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7824288 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature