A Glossary of DNA Barcoding Terms

Miguel Vences; Aurélien Miralles; Robert DeSalle

doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-3581-0_35

A Glossary of DNA Barcoding Terms

Methods Mol Biol. 2024:2744:561-572. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3581-0_35.

Authors

Miguel Vences¹, Aurélien Miralles^{1

2}, Robert DeSalle³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Evolutionary Biology, Zoological Institute, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
² Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Paris, France.
³ Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA. desalle@amnh.org.

PMID: 38683343
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3581-0_35

Abstract

This chapter provides a reference glossary for the protocols in this volume. We have chosen only the very basic terms in the DNA barcode lexicon to include, and provide clear and concise definitions of these terms. We hope the reader finds this glossary useful.

Keywords: DNA barcoding; Delimitation; Glossary; Protocols; Species.

MeSH terms

DNA / genetics
DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic* / methods
Humans
Terminology as Topic

Substances

DNA