Author:
Cheng Zhentao,Li Qiang,Deng Jun,Liu Qian,Huang Xiaolei
Abstract
In recent years, DNA barcoding has rapidly developed as a powerful tool in taxonomy, demonstrating its value in species identification and discovery of cryptic diversity. The number of barcoding sequences of various species continues to grow in the GenBank and BOLD databases; however, the accuracy of sequences and related raw information in public repositories is often questionable. In the present study, based on a dataset of 68,089 Hemiptera COI barcode sequences covering 3,064 species, 1,072 genera, and 48 families, we analyzed genetic differences within and between species and evaluated possible data errors in the insect barcodes. The results showed that errors in the barcode data are not rare, and most of them are due to human errors, such as specimen misidentification, sample confusion, and contamination. A significant portion of these errors can be attributed to inappropriate and imprecise practices in the DNA barcoding workflow. Herein, suggestions are provided to improve the practical operations and workflow of DNA barcoding to reduce human errors.
Subject
Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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