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The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region and trnH-psbA [corrected] are suitable candidate loci for DNA barcoding of tropical tree species of India.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Tripathi Abhinandan Mani, Tyagi Antariksh, Kumar Anoop, Singh Akanksha, Singh Shivani, Chaudhary Lal Babu, Roy Sribash
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: DNA barcoding as a tool for species identification has been successful in animals and other organisms, including certain groups of plants. The exploration of this new tool for species identification, particularly in tree species, is very scanty from biodiversity-rich countries like India. rbcL and matK are standard barcode loci while ITS, and trnH-psbA are considered as supplementary loci for plants....
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