correctness of identification in sequence studies

[SUGAWARA Hideaki]

# inspired by Jim and Jean-Michel

DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank database accepts gene sequence on the same organisms
by different teams, although I have neither sample entries nor
quntitative statistics on the duplication.
The inconsistency among them may be caused either by
sequencing error or difference of specimens/strains/lines etc
of the same organisms. Thus DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank asks data submitters
to include information on the identification of the sample used
such as accession numbers. I believe that journal editors
should instruct authors to declare the specimen identifier
in papers.

Concerning the retrospective update of scientific names in
DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank, I would like to note that:
      Many entries on the sequence database have their relevant
      references (published papers). If the database update
      the scientific name in an entry, the entry will be
      inconsistent to the relevant reference.

Regards,
Hideaki
DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ)

at 01.05.14 5:24 PM -0600 <Jean-Michel MAES> wrote
>In the same interest as Dr. Gerhard Haszprunar, are there results of gene
>sequence on the same organism by different teams ? Are the results
>identicals ?
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Jean-Michel.
>
>Dr. Jean-Michel MAES
>MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO
>AP 527
>LEON
>NICARAGUA
>tel 505-3116586
>jmmaes at ibw.com.ni
>www.insectariumvirtual.com/termitero/termitero.htm#nicaragua
>www.insectariumvirtual.com/lasmariposasdenicaragua.htm
>www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/workers/JMaes.htm
>www-museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/database2/honduintro.htm
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Prof. Dr. Gerhard HASZPRUNAR <haszi at ZI.BIOLOGIE.UNI-MUENCHEN.DE>
>To: <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
>Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 7:53 AM
>Subject: correctness of identification in sequence studies
>
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> > there is rumor that a percentage of 5 - 10 % of identifications of
>animals,
> > plants, or other organisms, sequences of which are published in Gene-Bank
>or
> > other data-basis, is inaccurate or even badly wrong. Could anyone provide
>me
> > (1) with a reference concerning this subject or (2) provide me with
> > examples? Thank you in advance.
> >
> > Best wishes
> >
> > Gerhard Haszprunar
> >
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   Center for Information Biology and DNA Data Bank of Japan

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