Evaluation of six candidate DNA barcoding loci in Ficus (Moraceae) of China

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 783-790

  Li, H Q ^a   Chen, J Y ^a   Wang, S ^a   Xiong, S Z ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DNA barcoding; Ficus; Internal transcribed spacer; psbK psbI; Species discrimination; trnH psbA

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA BARCODING; DNA SEQUENCE; EVALUATION; FICUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASTID;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA BARCODING, TAXONOMIC; DNA, PLANT; FICUS; GENETIC VARIATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASTIDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AGAONIDAE; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORACEAE;

EID: 84865279556     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: 17550998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2012.03147.x     Document Type: Article

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