... a big range there is a widely accepted estimated range of 230 to 270 species categorized within 13 families (7). The reason for such ambiguity is that we currently do not have the DNA sequencing data that is need to correctly categorize these animals with their proper species. One of the most popular species that reside within the primates would be the Homo sapiens ... . This gene is one of the most often used as a DNA barcode to identify animal species. COX1 gene sequence has a mutation rate that is fast enough to distinguish closely related species and also because it sequences is cons...

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