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Table 1 Evaluation of three barcoding loci and its combination

From: DNA barcoding of the genus Nepenthes (Pitcher plant): a preliminary assessment towards its identification

 

ITS

rbcl

matK

ITS+ rbcl

ITS+ matK

Rbcl+ matK

No. of species samples (individuals)

88 (183)

17 (33)

35 (101)

8 (18)

24 (78)

15 (18)

Aligned sequence length (bp)

948

1251

1136

2114

2101

2417

No. of variable sites

666

282

591

430

957

864

No. of parsimony informative sites

447

269

372

336

685

675

Ability to discriminate (%)

30.68

11.76

22.85

50.00

83.33

13.33