THE BARCODE BLOG: Follow along, on this most interesting series covering the search to obtain, and record one sample piece of DNA from all life on earth. Already a full one-quarter of birds have been entered into the database. This is arguably, the single most important genetic, wildlife research endeavor of our time. From the article:
“… researchers have deposited 14,594 DNA barcodes in BOLD representing 2,586 avian species, 26% of world’s 9,933 birds. You can browse taxonomic coverage to date at All Birds Barcoding Initiative (ABBI) and BOLD taxonomy browser sites. Coverage includes representatives of all 27 orders and 159 families of world birds and nearly half of avian genera…”
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