Is a large-scale DNA-based inventory of ancient life possible? - PubMed
. 2005 May-Jun;96(3):279-84.
doi: 10.1093/jhered/esi035. Epub 2005 Feb 24.
Affiliations
- PMID: 15731217
- DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esi035
Is a large-scale DNA-based inventory of ancient life possible?
D M Lambert et al. J Hered. 2005 May-Jun.
Abstract
A complete DNA-based inventory of the Earth's present biota using large-scale high-throughput DNA sequencing of signature region(s) (DNA barcoding) is an ambitious proposal rivaling the Human Genome Project. We examine whether this approach will also enable us to assess the past diversity of the earth's biota. To test this, we sequenced the 5' terminus of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene of individuals belonging to a group of extinct ratite birds, the moa of New Zealand. Moa comprised a large number of taxa that radiated in isolation on this oceanic landmass. Using a phylogenetic approach based on a large data set including protein coding and 12S DNA sequences as well as morphology, we now have precise information about the number of moa species that once existed. We show that each of the moa species detected using this extensive data set has a unique COI barcode(s) and that they all show low levels of within-species COI variation. Consequently, we conclude that COI sequences accurately identify the species discovered using the larger data set. Hence, more generally, this study suggests that DNA barcoding might also help us detect other extinct animal species and that a large-scale inventory of ancient life is possible.
Similar articles
-
Linares MC, Soto-Calderón ID, Lees DC, Anthony NM. Linares MC, et al. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2009 Mar;50(3):485-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.11.008. Epub 2008 Nov 21. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2009. PMID: 19056502
-
Nuclear DNA sequences detect species limits in ancient moa.
Huynen L, Millar CD, Scofield RP, Lambert DM. Huynen L, et al. Nature. 2003 Sep 11;425(6954):175-8. doi: 10.1038/nature01838. Nature. 2003. PMID: 12968179
-
Roe AD, Sperling FA. Roe AD, et al. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2007 Jul;44(1):325-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.12.005. Epub 2006 Dec 20. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2007. PMID: 17270468
-
Allentoft ME, Rawlence NJ. Allentoft ME, et al. Ann Anat. 2012 Jan 20;194(1):36-51. doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2011.04.002. Epub 2011 Apr 28. Ann Anat. 2012. PMID: 21596537 Review.
-
DNA barcoding in animal species: progress, potential and pitfalls.
Waugh J. Waugh J. Bioessays. 2007 Feb;29(2):188-97. doi: 10.1002/bies.20529. Bioessays. 2007. PMID: 17226815 Review.
Cited by
-
The practical evaluation of DNA barcode efficacy.
Spouge JL, Mariño-Ramírez L. Spouge JL, et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2012;858:365-77. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-591-6_17. Methods Mol Biol. 2012. PMID: 22684965 Free PMC article.
-
Towards writing the encyclopedia of life: an introduction to DNA barcoding.
Savolainen V, Cowan RS, Vogler AP, Roderick GK, Lane R. Savolainen V, et al. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2005 Oct 29;360(1462):1805-11. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2005.1730. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2005. PMID: 16214739 Free PMC article. Review.
-
The evolutionary history of the extinct ratite moa and New Zealand Neogene paleogeography.
Bunce M, Worthy TH, Phillips MJ, Holdaway RN, Willerslev E, Haile J, Shapiro B, Scofield RP, Drummond A, Kamp PJ, Cooper A. Bunce M, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 8;106(49):20646-51. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0906660106. Epub 2009 Nov 18. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009. PMID: 19923428 Free PMC article.
-
Complex species status for extinct moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes) from the genus Euryapteryx.
Huynen L, Lambert DM. Huynen L, et al. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 3;9(3):e90212. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090212. eCollection 2014. PLoS One. 2014. PMID: 24594991 Free PMC article.
-
Rawlence NJ, Till CE, Scofield RP, Tennyson AJ, Collins CJ, Lalas C, Loh G, Matisoo-Smith E, Waters JM, Spencer HG, Kennedy M. Rawlence NJ, et al. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 10;9(3):e90769. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090769. eCollection 2014. PLoS One. 2014. PMID: 24614677 Free PMC article.
Publication types
MeSH terms
Substances
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Miscellaneous