A chloroplast genomic strategy for designing taxon specific DNA mini-barcodes: a case study on ginsengs

Universal conventional DNA barcodes will become more and more popular in biological material identifications. However, in many cases such as processed medicines or canned food, the universal conventional barcodes are unnecessary and/or inapplicable due to DNA degradation. DNA mini-barcode is a solution for such specific purposes. Here we exemplify how to develop the best mini-barcodes for specific taxa using the ginseng genus (Panax) as an...