Data from: Would an RRS by any other name sound as RAD?

1. Sampling markers throughout a genome with restriction enzymes emerged
in the 2000s as reduced representation shotgun sequencing (RRS). Rapid
advances in sequencing technology have since spurred modifications of RRS,
giving rise to many derivatives with unique names, such as restriction
site-associated DNA sequencing (RADseq). But naming conventions have often
been more creative than consistent and criteria for recognizing unique
methods have been unclear, resulting in a proliferation of names
characterized by ambiguity. 2. We give an overview of methodological and
etymological relationships among 36 restriction enzyme-based methods, and
survey the consistency of references to five prominent methods in the
literature. 3. We identified several instances of methodological
convergence, and note that many published derivatives have modified only
minor elements of parent protocols. Misattribution through ambiguous or
inconsistent literature references was observed in 8.4% of journal
articles citing the original one and two-enzyme RADseq and GBS, as well as
SBG publications. 4. The rapid expansion of names associated with
derivative protocols is confusing and, in many cases, unwarranted. We urge
greater restraint in naming derivative methods and suggest general
guidelines for naming that promote a balance between clarity,
descriptiveness, and recognition of scientific innovation.