A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Melica stricta has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes2
GenBank sequences3
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★rbcL2★ITS1
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualMelica stricta carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy95% within 1 km
≤100 m 169≤1 km 10≤10 km 1>10 km 9
189 georeferenced · 67 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor256
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy72% within 1 km
≤100 m 25≤1 km 239≤10 km 101>10 km 3
368 georeferenced · 293 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence661
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions34 of 51 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Claremont, US
147
Davis, US
70
Riverside, US
61
Santa Barbara, US
34
Bronx, US
33
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
20
Arcata, US
17
Angwin, US
16
CASlocation not on record
16
Logan, US
15
Fredericton Stock Culture Collectionlocation not on record
11
ASUlocation not on record
8
San Luis Obispo, US
8
San Diego, US
8
US
8
Caldwell, US
6
Los Angeles, US
6
Moscow, US
6
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
5
Pullman, US
5
WTUlocation not on record
5
Tampa, US
4
Bend, US
4
STNFlocation not on record
3
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalitionlocation not on record
3
INFlocation not on record
3
Flagstaff, US
3
San Jose, US
3
Henderson, US
3
Saint Louis, US
3
Boise, US
2
Musee des Dinosaures d'Esperaza (Aude)location not on record
2
Phoenix, US
2
Bureau of Land Management, Medford District Officelocation not on record
2
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
2
US
1
Vancouver, CA
1
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
1
Northridge, US
1
EL PASO, US
1
Pittsburg, US
1
Acadia Universitylocation not on record
1
Mississippi State, US
1
Provo, US
1
Irvine, US
1
MAlocation not on record
1
Severin-McDaniel Insect Collectionlocation not on record
1
Turku, FI
1
St. Paul, US
1
Jackson, US
1
Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record
1
51 institutions · 560 of 661 vouchered records shown · 101 without an institution code
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility917 records↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype