Integrating DNA barcode data and taxonomic practice: Determination, discovery, and description
Integrating DNA barcode data and taxonomic practice: Determination, discovery, and description
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DOI：
10.1002/bies.201000036
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发表时间：
2011-02-01
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4
通讯作者：
DeSalle, Rob
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作者：
Goldstein, Paul Z.;DeSalle, Rob
与传统的分类学信息来源一样，DNA条形码在识别所描述的物种方面是潜在的强大的分析学，但需要谨慎的分析解释。DNA条形码的作用，在产生的假设，需要正式的分类处理的新类群进行了讨论，并强调，递归过程的字符评估是必要的，最好的服务，通过了解发现过程的经验机制。这些工作不仅对将DNA序列数据转化为分类学信息，而且对我们理解物种多样性及其消失的程度产生了巨大的影响。本文探讨了整合DNA序列数据的潜在优势和陷阱，特别是在DNA条形码的形式，因为他们目前产生和分析，与分类学实践。
DNA barcodes, like traditional sources of taxonomic information, are potentially powerful heuristics in the identification of described species but require mindful analytical interpretation. The role of DNA barcoding in generating hypotheses of new taxa in need of formal taxonomic treatment is discussed, and it is emphasized that the recursive process of character evaluation is both necessary and best served by understanding the empirical mechanics of the discovery process. These undertakings carry enormous ramifications not only for the translation of DNA sequence data into taxonomic information but also for our comprehension of the magnitude of species diversity and its disappearance. This paper examines the potential strengths and pitfalls of integrating DNA sequence data, specifically in the form of DNA barcodes as they are currently generated and analyzed, with taxonomic practice.