A rapid protocol for generating arthropod DNA barcodes suitable for use with undergraduate students

Brown, Grant R.; Dagen, Claire A.; Reilly O'Donnell, Ben; Graves, Jeff A.

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Date

23/05/2019

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Abstract

We provide a protocol for rapid DNA extraction from spiders suitable for undergraduate practical sessions. Students who were previously naïve to the theory and laboratory technique of DNA barcoding were successfully able to extract and recover 29 DNA sequences from 16 species of small spiders in the family Linyphiidae. We anticipate that with careful selection of specimens, undergraduate students could participate in sessions which both benefit their professional development and further taxonomic understanding across a variety of organisms.

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Brown , G R , Dagen , C A , Reilly O'Donnell , B & Graves , J A 2019 , ' A rapid protocol for generating arthropod DNA barcodes suitable for use with undergraduate students ' , Journal of Biological Education , vol. Latest Articles . https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2019.1620312

Publication

Journal of Biological Education

Status

Peer reviewed

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2019.1620312

ISSN

0021-9266

Type

Journal article

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Copyright © 2019 Royal Society of Biology. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2019.1620312

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University of St Andrews Research

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10023/21034