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DNA barcoding of Orchidaceae in Korea.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 May 2014
Kim Hye Min, Oh Sang-Hun, Bhandari Gauri Shankar, Kim Chan-Soo, Park Chong-Wook
Abstract excerpt
Species of Orchidaceae are under severe threat of extinction mainly due to overcollection and habitat destruction; accurate identification of orchid species is critical in conservation biology and sustainable utilization of orchids as plant resources. We examined 647 sequences of the cpDNA regions rbcL, matK, atpF-atpH IGS, psbK-psbI IGS and trnH-psbA IGS from 89 orchid species (95 taxa) and four outgroup taxa to...
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