What Can 'DNA Barcodes' Tell Us About Evolution?
Ross Pomeroy, RCScience
Sorting and defining species is a messy process. Dozens of methods exist and all have their benefits and drawbacks. Surely, taxonomy the science of classifying organisms would be so much easier if life forms came with barcodesInterestingly enough, there's actually something to that hopeful desire. Since the turn of the century, a group of scientists has attempted to classify species by sequencing their DNA, specifically DNA from a specific region inside mitochondria, the energy production centers of cells.