Year: 2010
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: DNA barcoding aims at providing an efficient method for specieslevel \nseparation using a partial sequence of the mitochondrial COI gene. The \nefficiency of the barcode in separating species is based on the amount of \ngenetic distance among samples. While in many taxa the species can be \nefficiently identified through the barcode, other situations cannot be treated by \nthis approach. The causes for such discrepancy appear to be mostly related to \nthe nature of speciation events and to the different roles of the genetic system, \nnatural selection and evolutionary time. Thus, DNA barcode represent just \none important descriptor in the framework of the multidimensional species \napproach.
Author: Valerio Sbordoni
Institution: University of Rome Tor Vergata
Language: Italian
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2066826678