Environmental DNA

Environmental DNA is DNA that is collected from an environmental sample such as soil or seawater,[1] rather than from an individual organism. Such samples can be analyzed by high-throughput DNA sequencing methods for rapid measurement and monitoring of biodiversity. The analysis of such samples is called metagenomics.

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References

  1. ↑ Ficetola, Gentile Francesco; Miaud, Claude; Pompanon, François; Taberlet, Pierre (2008). "Species detection using environmental DNA from water samples". Biology Letters 4 (4): 423–425. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2008.0118. ISSN 1744-9561. PMID 18400683.
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