DNA barcoding


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DNA bar·cod·ing

 (bär′kō′dĭng)
n.
A method for identifying the species of a biological specimen, based on comparing the DNA barcode of the specimen to the DNA barcodes of known species.
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The direct benefits of DNA barcoding undoubtedly include: Relieve the enormous burden of identifications from taxonomists, so they can focus on more pertinent duties such as delimiting taxa, resolving their relationships and discovering and describing new species; Pair up various life stages of the same species (e.g.