DNA Surveillance: Web-Based Molecular Identification of Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises

DNA Surveillance is a Web-based application that assists in the identification of the species and population of unknown specimens by aligning user-submitted DNA sequences with a validated and curated data set of reference sequences. Phylogenetic analyses are performed and results are returned in tre...

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Published in:The Journal of heredity 2003-03, Vol.94 (2), p.111-114
Main Authors: Ross, H. A., Lento, G. M., Dalebout, M. L., Goode, M., Ewing, G., McLaren, P., Rodrigo, A. G., Lavery, S., Baker, C. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cetacea
Databases, Genetic
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Dolphins & porpoises
Dolphins - classification
Dolphins - genetics
Porpoises - classification
Porpoises - genetics
Software
species identification
Whales & whaling
Whales - classification
Whales - genetics
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Summary:DNA Surveillance is a Web-based application that assists in the identification of the species and population of unknown specimens by aligning user-submitted DNA sequences with a validated and curated data set of reference sequences. Phylogenetic analyses are performed and results are returned in tree and table format summarizing the evolutionary distances between the query and reference sequences. DNA Surveillance is implemented with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region sequences representing the majority of recognized cetacean species. Extensions of the system to include other gene loci and taxa are planned. The service, including instructions and sample data, is available at http://www.dna-surveillance.auckland.ac.nz.
ISSN:0022-1503
1465-7333
DOI:10.1093/jhered/esg027