Abstracts, XIV OPTIMA Meeting, Palermo (Italy) , 9-15
Abstracts, XIV OPTIMA Meeting, Palermo (Italy) , 9-15
Abstracts, XIV OPTIMA Meeting, Palermo (Italy) , 9-15
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<strong>XIV</strong> <strong>OPTIMA</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong>, <strong>Palermo</strong> (<strong>Italy</strong>), 9-<strong>15</strong> September 2013<br />
Using DNA barcoding techniques to identify the Malva species in Libya, using<br />
nrDNA and cpDNA genetic markers<br />
GAWHARI A., JURY S. L., CULHAM A.<br />
School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, U.K. E-mail: A.Gawhari@pgr.reading.ac.uk<br />
The approach of DNA barcoding has been used to distinguish and identify the Malva species of<br />
Libya. This study has been conducted to use official and novel DNA barcode regions tested on herbarium<br />
derived DNA samples. Thirty two specimens represent eight Malva species were collected from<br />
Libyan herbaria (Benghazi University, Omer Mukhtar University and Tripoli University). Amplified<br />
by PCR and sequenced, the DNA fragments of regions rbcL, psbA-trnH, and internal transcribed spacer<br />
ITS, produce datasets with varying levels of discriminatory power.<br />
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