Is It Time to Systematize and Standardize Abbreviations Related to Different DNA Types (with Emphasize to Environmental DNA) in the Scientific Literature?
A. M. Orlova, b, c, *, and N. I. Rabazanovc
aShirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117218 Russia
bSevertsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071 Russia
cDagestan State University, Makhachkala, 367000 Russia
email: *orlov.am@ocean.ru
Received 17 September, 2024
Abstract— In this note, the variety of acronyms using for different types of DNA in the scientific literature, which cause confusion and lead to the appearance of new acronyms, are listed and briefly discussed. It is proposed that there is a need to systematize and standardize abbreviations related to different DNA types. Since the acronym eDNA covers various environmental DNA sources, including water, sediment, air, ice, snow, etc., the question is raised whether different types of eDNA require their own acronyms.
Keywords:
acronym,
environmental DNA,
DNA barcoding,
extracellular,
cellular
DOI: 10.1134/S1022795424701758