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Published online 4 February 2008 | Nature 451, 616 (2008) | doi:10.1038/451616b
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Botanical identities
DNA barcoding for plants comes a step closer.
Researchers have used a DNA sequence to distinguish between more than 1,600 botanical samples from two biodiversity hotspots, providing the largest test yet of ‘DNA barcoding’ in plants.
But this will not end the ongoing debate over which barcodes botanists should adopt.
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