Dna Barcoding Using Coi For Species Identification For...

DNA Barcoding using COI for Species Identification for Conservation Introduction and Literature Review The DNA Barcoding is becoming more popular in the present times due to its accuracy in the identification of different species. It has been approved to be more accurate than other taxonomic methods. The DNA Barcoding employs in the use of Polymerase Chain Reaction to magnify the COI gene. The amplified COI genes of the organisms are sequenced and compared with a known database of the organisms. The DNA Barcoding aids in understanding many characteristics of the species. These characteristics of the species include; trophic interactions, species boundaries, conservation of the biodiversity and functional feature of evolution (Kress et al. 1). Biologists use DNA Barcodes to single out an unknown species by matching a particular genetic marker to a reference genetic database. DNA Barcode can be one or short sequences of the genes taken from the standardized genome (Nagy et al. 2). This paper discusses the use of DNA Barcoding to determine the prohibited parrot trade. The prohibited wildlife trade can affect the existence of a species in a habitat by introducing other species that interfere with the living of the species in that habitat. In most cases, the illegal wildlife trade leads to extinction of particular species in the ecosystem. The molecular markers are fundamental in forensic sample analyses because of their success in analyzing samples that cannot beShow MoreRelatedThe Challenges Of Amphibians867 Words   |  4 Pagesalmost 20.41% species (among the total of 49 species) in Bangladesh has been recognized as threatened (IUCN, 2015), yet an enormous unrecognized diversity is calling for a taxonomic exploration. But there are several challenges for amphibian taxonomists as they have remarkable cryptic diversity phenotypic plasticity as well as many frogs are morphologically similar but can be distinguished by genetic divergences. DNA barcoding could be a quick means to obtain species identification precisely. The