Potential efficacy of mitochondrial genes for animal DNA barcoding: a case study using eutherian mammals

• Published in: BMC genomics Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 84
• Main Authors: Luo, Arong, Zhang, Aibing, Ho, Simon YW, Xu, Weijun, Zhang, Yanzhou, Shi, Weifeng, Cameron, Stephen L, Zhu, Chaodong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 28.01.2011; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Animals; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic - methods; DNA, Mitochondrial - genetics; Electron Transport Complex IV - genetics; Gene mutations; Genes; Genome, Mitochondrial - genetics; Genomics; Mammals; Mammals - classification; Mammals - genetics; Mitochondrial DNA; Physiological aspects; Australia; Ireland; China

A well-informed choice of genetic locus is central to the efficacy of DNA barcoding. Current DNA barcoding in animals involves the use of the 5' half of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 gene (CO1) to diagnose and delimit species. However, there is no compelling a priori reason for the exc...