metabarcoding

A method of DNA barcoding that uses universal PCR primers to identify DNA from a mixture of organisms

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  1. A method of DNA barcoding that uses universal PCR primers to identify DNA from a mixture of organisms
    • We developed and tested a DNA metabarcoding protocol that utilises the standard cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding fragment to detect freshwater macroinvertebrate taxa. - 2015 July 9, “Can DNA-Based...

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From meta- + barcoding.

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