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Definition of "Ancient Environmental DNA" #41

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Term Ancient Environmental DNA
Definition The physical result of DNA extraction of an environmental sample older than 100 years (e.g. gut) containing DNA of multiple taxa. Usually completely processed during sequencing
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Reference Droege,G. et al. (2016), https://doi.org/10.1093/database/baw125
DwC:materialSample DNA
ABCD:KindOfUnit DNA
GGBN:materialSampleType DNA
DwC:preparations tbd
ABCD:preparationType ABCD uses GGBN term
GGBN:preparationType tbd
Comments GGBN developed a preparation vocabulary including date, person, method, materials and type of preparation, hence the new more precise term "preparationType"