Journal article
Cytochrome b or cytochrome c oxidase subunit I for mammalian species identification—An answer to the debate
Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series, Vol.2(1), pp.306-307
2009
Abstract
Species identification for forensic purposes is being increasingly used, as the value of non-human evidence is realized. This requires the identification of the species before individual analysis can take place. Traditionally the cytochrome b (cyt b) gene was used for species identification, but in 2003 the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) gene was introduced under the terminology ‘barcoding’. This started an ongoing debate as to which gene offers the best template for species identification (high inter-species variability and low intra-species variation). Sequence data from 236 mammals were compared with multiple sequence alignments for a large number of human, cow and dog samples. Comparisons were made based on the number of inter-species variations between the different species and the intra-species variation between members of the same species.
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- Title
- Cytochrome b or cytochrome c oxidase subunit I for mammalian species identification—An answer to the debate
- Authors/Creators
- S.S. Tobe (Author/Creator)A. Kitchener (Author/Creator)A. Linacre (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series, Vol.2(1), pp.306-307
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Identifiers
- 991005544391307891
- Copyright
- © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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