Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
Volume 98, Issue 3, Pages 415-425Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000296
Keywords
citizen science; DNA barcoding; genome; genome survey sequencing; handheld field device; mitochondria; next-generation sequencing; nuclear ribosomal DNA; plastome; whole genome shotgun.
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- National Science Foundation [DEB 0829849]
- University of Missouri Research Board
- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [0829849] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Premise of the study: Biodiversity assessment is the first step in protecting the complete range of morphological and genetic diversity of species on Earth, and in reaching the goals of conservation biology. Assessment begins with identifying organisms that make up biological communities and understanding evolutionary histories. Scientific advancements in molecular sequencing can help clarify and provide support for identifications. Massively parallel DNA sequencing technologies are being used to sequence complete genomes of model organisms; however, this resource has not been fully used for species identifications. Animal researchers commonly use one mitochondrial region, and groups of plant scientists have proposed numerous combinations of two or three chloroplast markers as genomic identifiers. Yet, nearly as many studies have reported that the proposed regions are uninformative in some plant groups and at various taxonomic levels. Methods: We propose a combination of whole (or nearly whole) chloroplast genomes, mitochondrial genes, and nuclear repeat regions for both species identifications and phylogenetic analyses, obtained from a simple total DNA extraction and one run on massively parallel DNA sequencing machines. Key results: We have recovered both coding and noncoding sequences from multiple genetic sources, providing genomic information for comparisons within and between multiple taxonomic levels. Conclusions: In combination with morphological and other data, this abundance of genomic information will have a broad range of applications, including not only helping conservation biologists understand ecosystem biodiversity, but also understanding the evolutionary histories of organisms, mending damaged landscapes, and investigating interactions of plants with pollinators and pests.
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