DNA barcoding
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- The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Barcode of Life (iBOL), a Canadian non-profit organization.
- This partnership focuses on DNA barcoding, a technique used to quickly and accurately identify species by sequencing a small segment of specific gene regions and comparing them to a global reference database.
- iBOL, a collaborative research network, consists of countries dedicated to contributing human and financial resources to expand the global reference database, develop informatics tools, and establish analytical methods for biodiversity assessment and description.
- The MoU enables ZSI to participate in global programs like Bioscan and the Planetary Biodiversity Mission.
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