A renaissance of microRNAs as taxonomic and phylogenetic markers in animals

• Published in: Zoologica scripta Vol. 53; no. 6; pp. 754 - 762
• Main Author: Fromm, Bastian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oslo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2024
• Subjects: Annotations; Biomarkers; Evolutionary conservation; Metazoa; microRNAs; miRNA; Parasites; phylogenetic markers; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Regeneration; Ribonucleic acid; RNA; taxonomic markers; Taxonomy; Wildlife conservation

Molecular markers for tracing animal sample origins and compositions are critical for applications such as parasite detection, contamination screening, and sample authentication. Among these, microRNAs have emerged as promising candidates due to their deep conservation, near‐hierarchical evolution,...