A Two-Locus Global DNA Barcode for Land Plants: The Coding rbcL Gene Complements the Non-Coding trnH-psbA Spacer Region

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Authors

W. John Kress · National Museum of Natural History

David L. Erickson · National Museum of Natural History

Abstract

A combination of the non-coding trnH-psbA spacer region and a portion of the coding rbcL gene is recommended as a two-locus global land plant barcode that provides the necessary universality and species discrimination.

Topics & Keywords

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Identification and Quantification in Food Genetic diversity and population structure

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 2, Issue 6, pp. e508-e508

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000508

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