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Identifying Life. DNA Barcode:. short sequence enabling species discrimination. DNA for Biodiversity Analysis. Animals 1 Fungi 1? Protists 1?. KEY EDICTS: Standardization and minimalism. Base ID system upon as few genes as possible. Archaea > 1 Bacteria > 1
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DNA Barcode: short sequence enabling species discrimination
DNA for Biodiversity Analysis Animals 1 Fungi 1? Protists 1? KEY EDICTS:Standardizationand minimalism. Base ID system upon as few genes as possible. • Archaea > 1 • Bacteria > 1 • Plants > 1
COI COI The Mitochondrial Genome Small ribosomal RNA D-Loop Large ribosomal RNA Cytochrome b Cytochrome b ND1 ND6 ND5 ND2 H-strand L-strand ND4 ND4L COII ND3 COIII ATPase subunit 8 ATPase subunit 6
n = 13320 Annelida, Arthropoda, Chordata, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Nematoda, Platyhelminthes Cnidaria 1.0 1.0 n = 17 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 Proportion of Species Pairs 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 0 2 4 8 16 32 64 2 4 8 16 32 64 % Sequence Divergence in COI
Sensitivity Analyses Rates of Evolution G + C (3rd position) .00 .05 .10 .15 .20 .25 .30 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x 8x 9x 10x Lepidoptera Lepidoptera Hymenoptera Hymenoptera Ephemeroptera Ephemeroptera .20 .25 .30 .35 .40 .45 .50 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x Aves Aves Mammals Mammals Osteichthyes Osteichthyes
Barcoding Animals (10M species) • Effective in varied geographic settings • Effective in varied taxonomic groups • >>99.99% resolution
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Tissue Sample CO1-5’ Extract DNA PCR COI Sequence COI