Application of non-coding DNA regions in intraspecific analyses

T Pleines, SS Jakob, FR Blattner - Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2009 - Springer
In this review we discuss the use of non-coding DNA at the intraspecific level in plants. Both
nuclear and organelle non-coding regions are widely used in interspecific phylogenetic …

DNA barcoding will frequently fail in complicated groups: an example in wild potatoes

DM Spooner - American journal of botany, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
DNA barcoding (“barcoding”) has been proposed as a rapid and practical molecular method
to identify species via diagnostic variation in short orthologous DNA sequences from one or …

Tracking the evolutionary history of polyploidy in Fragaria L.(strawberry): new insights from phylogenetic analyses of low-copy nuclear genes

M Rousseau-Gueutin, A Gaston, A Aïnouche… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2009 - Elsevier
Phylogenetic utility of two nuclear genes (GBSSI-2 and DHAR) was explored in genus
Fragaria in order to clarify phylogenetic relationships among taxa and to elucidate the origin …

Molecular taxonomy of Camellia (Theaceae) inferred from nrITS sequences

K Vijayan, WJ Zhang, CH Tsou - American Journal of Botany, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Camellia, comprising more than 200 species, is the type genus of the family Theaceae.
Currently, the interspecies relationship of the economically important genus is still a matter …

Hybrid Origins and Homoploid Reticulate Evolution within Heliosperma (Sileneae, Caryophyllaceae)—A Multigene Phylogenetic Approach with Relative Dating

B Frajman, F Eggens, B Oxelman - Systematic Biology, 2009 - academic.oup.com
We used four potentially unlinked nuclear DNA regions from the gene family encoding the
second largest subunit of the RNA polymerases, as well as the psbE-petG spacer and the …

Phylogenetic Analysis of Seven WRKY Genes across the Palm Subtribe Attaleinae (Arecaceae) Identifies Syagrus as Sister Group of the Coconut

AW Meerow, L Noblick, JW Borrone, TLP Couvreur… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background The Cocoseae is one of 13 tribes of Arecaceae subfam. Arecoideae, and
contains a number of palms with significant economic importance, including the monotypic …

Two Distinct Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811) Taxa Are Found in Sympatry in Guatemala and Mexico

PL Dorn, C Calderon, S Melgar, B Moguel… - PLoS neglected …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Approximately 10 million people are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of
Chagas disease, which remains the most serious parasitic disease in the Americas. Most …

New insights into the phylogenetic relationships, character evolution, and phytogeographic patterns of Calceolaria (Calceolariaceae)

A Cosacov, AN Sérsic, V Sosa… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Biogeographical patterns and diversification processes in Andean and Patagonian flora are
not yet well understood. Calceolaria is a highly diversified genus of these areas …

Molecular markers and concepts of plant evolutionary relationships: Progress, promise, and future prospects

DE Soltis, MJ Moore, G Burleigh… - Critical Reviews in Plant …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
In just the past 20 years systematics has progressed from the sequencing of individual
genes for a few taxa to routine sequencing of complete plastid and even nuclear genomes …

Evolution and biogeography of Centaurea section Acrocentron inferred from nuclear and plastid DNA sequence analyses

M Font, N Garcia-Jacas, R Vilatersana… - Annals of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Section Acrocentron of the genus Centaurea is one of the
largest sections of Centaurea with approx. 100 species. The geographic distribution, centred …