Barcoding is a technique in which one or more short gene sequences, taken from a well-characterized portion of the genome, are used to identify a species through DNA analysis.
测序是一种技术，它是从具有明确特征的基因组提取的一个或多个短基因序列，并通过 DNA 分析来识别一个物种。
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Barcoding has taken off rapidly since Dr Hebert invented it.
自荷伯特博士发明条形码之后，这一方法就得到迅速推广。
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Another group that could benefit from barcoding are customs officers, says Mark Blaxter, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Edinburgh.