ITS2 is a double-edged tool for eukaryote evolutionary comparisons

AW Coleman - TRENDS in Genetics, 2003 - cell.com
The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear rDNA cistrons is one of the more
frequently utilized regions for phylogenetic analyses at the genus and species levels. It has …

Better the devil you know? Guidelines for insightful utilization of nrDNA ITS in species-level evolutionary studies in plants

GN Feliner, JA Rosselló - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2007 - Elsevier
The internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of the nuclear ribosomal 18S–5.8 S–26S cistron
continue to be the most popular non-plastid region for species-level phylogenetic studies of …

Paraphyly of Tarasa (Malvaceae) and diverse origins of the polyploid species

JA Tate, BB Simpson - Systematic Botany, 2003 - BioOne
A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Andean genus Tarasa (Malvaceae) and related
genera yielded unexpected results regarding generic boundaries, the origins of polyploidy …

Phylogenetic incongruence: window into genome history and molecular evolution

JF Wendel, JJ Doyle - Molecular systematics of plants II: DNA sequencing, 1998 - Springer
The field of systematic biology has been revitalized and transformed during the last few
decades by the confluence of phylogenetic thinking with ready access to the tools of …

Is there a molecular key to the level of “biological species” in eukaryotes? A DNA guide

AW Coleman - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2009 - Elsevier
DNA sequences, powerful for phylogeny, have not yet proven as rewarding for taxonomic
categorization purposes. However, further analyses of one locus, the second Internal …

Direct amplification of the entire ITS region from poorly preserved plant material using recombinant PCR

FR Blattner - BioTechniques, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of the nuclear ribosomal DNA are
important molecular markers in phylogenetic analyses. To obtain sequences from herbarium …

Choosing an approach and an appropriate gene for phylogenetic analysis

DE Soltis, PS Soltis - Molecular systematics of plants II: DNA sequencing, 1998 - Springer
A diverse array of molecular approaches is now available to the plant systematist for use in
phylogenetic inference, including restriction site analysis, comparative sequencing, analysis …

European Lymnaeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), intermediate hosts of trematodiases, based on nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS-2 sequences

MD Bargues, M Vigo, P Horak, J Dvorak… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2001 - Elsevier
Freshwater snails of the family Lymnaeidae are of a great parasitological importance
because of the very numerous helminth species they transmit, mainly trematodiases of large …

DNA barcoding in plants: taxonomy in a new perspective

K Vijayan, CH Tsou - Current science, 2010 - JSTOR
DNA barcoding is the process of identification of species based on nucleotide diversity of
short DNA segments. It is well established in animals with the introduction of cytochrome c …

Nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) concerted evolution in natural and artificial hybrids of Armeria (Plumbaginaceae)

J Fuertes Aguilar, JA Rosselló… - Molecular …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences from artificial
hybrids and backcrosses between Armeria villosa ssp. longiaristata and A. colorata were …