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Overview
The development of a DNA-based identification system is critically reliant upon three factors. Firstly, it must be possible to obtain the target DNA from any species. Secondly, the sequence information must be easily analyzed. Finally, the information content of the target sequence must be sufficient to enable the successful identification of all species. The following sections summarize the background information which indicates that COI-5' has high potential as the core for a DNA-based identification system.