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Are mini DNA-barcodes sufficiently informative to resolve species identities? An in silico analysis using Phyllanthus

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The work was supported by grants from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India to G. Ravikanth and R. Uma Shaanker.

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  1. School of Ecology and Conservation and Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, 560 065, India

    R. SRIRAMA, U. SENTHILKUMAR, G. RAVIKANTH & R. UMA SHAANKER

  2. Department of Applied Botany, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga, 577 451, India

    R. SRIRAMA & M. B. SHIVANNA

  3. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Royal Enclave, Srirampura, Jakkur Post, Bangalore, 560 064, India

    R. SRIRAMA, U. SENTHILKUMAR, G. RAVIKANTH & R. UMA SHAANKER

  4. University of Agriculture and Horticultural Sciences, Shimoga, 577 204, India

    B. R. GURUMURTHY

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[Srirama R., Gurumurthy B. R., Senthilkumar U., Ravikanth G., Uma Shaanker R. and Shivanna M. B. 2014 Are mini DNA-barcodes sufficiently informative to resolve species identities? An in silico analysis using Phyllanthus. J. Genet. 93, xx–xx]

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SRIRAMA, R., GURUMURTHY, B.R., SENTHILKUMAR, U. et al. Are mini DNA-barcodes sufficiently informative to resolve species identities? An in silico analysis using Phyllanthus . J Genet 93, 823–829 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-014-0432-6

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