cultivated in several places in the world. Secondary metabolites of this plant have a high
value because of their benefits for the health, food, and beauty industries. This study aims at
developing DNA barcode for nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) using standard recommended
fragment of matK (maturase K) gene. Universal matK primer pairs were used to amplify 889
bp DNA fragment. BLAST search from NCBI site showed that Sangihe nutmeg has 100 …