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rbcL and matK earn two thumbs up as the core DNA barcode for ferns.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Li Fay-Wei, Kuo Li-Yaung, Rothfels Carl J, Ebihara Atsushi, Chiou Wen-Liang, Windham Michael D, Pryer Kathleen M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: DNA barcoding will revolutionize our understanding of fern ecology, most especially because the accurate identification of the independent but cryptic gametophyte phase of the fern's life history--an endeavor previously impossible--will finally be feasible. In this study, we assess the discriminatory power of the core plant DNA barcode (rbcL and matK), as well as alternatively proposed fern barcodes...
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