Molecular genetic diagnosis of the ‘taxonomically difficult’ Australian endangered orchid, Microtis angusii: an evaluation of the utility of DNA barcoding

Authors

  • Nicola Flanagan School of Botany and Zoology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
  • Rod Peakall School of Botany and Zoology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
  • Mark Clements Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, GPO Box 1600 Canberra ACT 2601, Australia.
  • Tupac Otero Dept. de Ciencias Agricolas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Palmira, Valle, Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v7i1-2.19500

Keywords:

Species diagnosis, barcoding, practical outcomes, clonality, Internal Transcribed Sequences (ITS), Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)

Abstract

As species are the common currency for conserva- tion efforts, their accurate description is essential for efficient preservation of biological diversity. The use of DNA Barcodes, short DNA sequences that evolve fast enough to differentiate species, has been pro- posed both for the discovery of new species and the identification of previously described species.

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Published

2015-06-17

How to Cite

Flanagan, N., Peakall, R., Clements, M., & Otero, T. (2015). Molecular genetic diagnosis of the ‘taxonomically difficult’ Australian endangered orchid, Microtis angusii: an evaluation of the utility of DNA barcoding. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 7(1-2). https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v7i1-2.19500

Issue

2007: Lankesteriana: Volumen 7, Número 1-2

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