Evaluating the feasibility of using candidate DNA barcodes in discriminating species of the large Asteraceae family

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Five DNA regions, namely, <it>rbcL</it>, <it>matK</it>, ITS, ITS2, and <it>psbA-trnH</it>, have been recommended as primary DNA barcodes for plants. Studies evaluating these regions for species ide...

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Main Authors: Liu Chang, Zhu Yingjie, Song Jingyuan, Yao Hui, Gao Ting, Chen Shilin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/324