Genome Profiling (GP) Method Based Classification of Insects: Congruence with That of Classical Phenotype-Based One

摘要

BackgroundRibosomal RNAs have been widely used for identification and classification of species, and have produced data giving new insights into phylogenetic relationships. Recently, multilocus genotyping and even whole genome sequencing-based technologies have been adopted in ambitious comparative biology studies. However, such technologies are still far from routine-use in species classification studies due to their high costs in terms of labor, equipment and consumables.