Temporal patterns of damage and decay kinetics of DNA retrieved from plant herbarium specimens

Herbaria archive a record of changes of worldwide plant biodiversity harbouring millions of specimens that contain DNA suitable for genome sequencing. To profit from this resource, it is fundamental to understand in detail the process of DNA degradation in herbarium specimens. We investigated patter...

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Main Authors: Clemens L. Weiß, Verena J. Schuenemann, Jane Devos, Gautam Shirsekar, Ella Reiter, Billie A. Gould, John R. Stinchcombe, Johannes Krause, Hernán A. Burbano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2016-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.160239