DNA barcode


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DNA barcode

n.
A short, standardized nucleotide sequence of an organism's DNA, usually from a mitochondrion or a chloroplast, used in DNA barcoding.
tr.v. DNA bar·cod·ed, DNA bar·cod·ing, DNA bar·codes
1. To sequence (a segment of DNA) for use in DNA barcoding.
2. To identify the species of (a given biological specimen) by means of its DNA barcode.
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Then the COI gene region by DNA barcoding of larvae was amplified using primer pairs, and the DNA barcode from the specimen suggested that the specimen was the larval stage of C.
Natasha joined the garden 11 years ago, leading research which made Wales the first nation in the world to create a DNA barcode library of our native flowering plants and conifers, a project which has now expanded to build up a database of flora throughout the UK.
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