The devil is in the details: Problems in DNA barcoding practices indicated by systematic evaluation of insect barcodes

In recent years, DNA barcoding has rapidly developed as a powerful tool in taxonomy, demonstrating its value in species identification and discovery of cryptic diversity. The number of barcoding sequences of various species continues to grow in the GenBank and BOLD databases; however, the accuracy o...

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Main Authors: Zhentao Cheng, Qiang Li, Jun Deng, Qian Liu, Xiaolei Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1149839/full