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Myth of the molecule: DNA barcodes for species cannot replace morphology for identification and classification
Date: Feb 01, 2004
Pub: Cladistics. 20(1) 47-55
Author(s): Kipling W. Will and Daniel Rubinoff
Abstract:
So-called DNA barcodes have recently been proposed to answer the problem of specimen identification and to quantify global biodiversity. We show that this proposition is wanting in terms of rationale, methodology and interpretation of results. In addition to falling short of all its stated goals, the method abandons the benefits of morphological studies in favor of a limited molecular identification system that would ultimately impede our understanding of biodiversity.
Tags: Kipling, Rubinoff, barcoding, classification, dna, identification, morphology, taxonomy
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Permalink Reply by Keith Rennolls on -
Pity no pdf for this paper claiming to refute the usefulness of barcoding.
A pdf can be found in http://nature.berkeley.edu/~kiplingw/kpublications.html
quote: ‘‘If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.’ Abraham Maslow
See also
The Perils of DNA Barcoding and the Need for Integrative Taxonomy
KIPLING W. WILL,1 BRENT D.MISHLER,2 AND QUENTIN D.WHEELER3on the same site.
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