Super-Mitobarcoding in Plant Species Identification? It Can Work! The Case of Leafy Liverworts Belonging to the Genus Calypogeia.

ABSTRACT: Molecular identification of species is especially important where traditional taxonomic methods fail. The genus Calypogeia belongs to one of the tricky taxons. The simple morphology of these species and a tendency towards environmental plasticity make them complicated in identification. The finding of the universal single-locus DNA barcode in plants seems to be 'the Holy Grail'; therefore, researchers are increasingly looking for multiloci DNA barcodes or super-barcoding. Since the mitochondrial genome has low sequence variation in plants, species delimitation is usually based on the chloroplast genome. Unexpectedly, our research shows that super-mitobarcoding can also work! However, our outcomes showed that a single method of molecular species delimitation should be avoided. Moreov

SUBMITTER: Slipiko M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9779425 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature