Marker sequences of DNA usage for identification of known species of plants and animals and search of new taxa

Abstract

This review is devoted to most often used DNA markers for plant and animal species identification. We considered features of their suitability, advantages and disadvantages in differentiation on close species and interspecific hybrids. Now, the most popular are methods that are based on mitochondrial and chloroplast markers, however, we made an accent to fragments of rRNA genes, because intra- and between- species diversity are more contrast for them.

Keywords

• species identification
• coi
• chloroplast genes
• intergenic spacers
• rrna genes