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| Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from multiple genes as a tool for comparative biology |
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| Author(s): Soltis PS, Soltis DE, Chase MW |
| Source: NATURE Volume: 402 Issue: 6760 Pages: 402-404 Published: NOV 25 1999 |
| Times Cited: 470 References: 30 |
| Abstract: Comparative biology requires a firm phylogenetic foundation to uncover and understand patterns of diversification and evaluate hypotheses of the processes responsible for these patterns. In the angiosperms, studies of diversification in floral form(1,2), stamen organization(3), reproductive biology(4), photosynthetic pathway(5), nitrogen-fixing symbioses(6) and life histories(7) have relied on either explicit or implied phylogenetic trees, Furthermore, to understand the evolution of specific genes and gene families, evaluate the extent of conservation of plant genomes and make proper sense of the huge volume of molecular genetic data available for model organisms(8) such as Arabidopsis, Antirrhinum, maize, rice and wheat, a phylogenetic perspective is necessary. Here we report the results of parsimony analyses of DNA sequences of the plastid genes rbcL and atpB and the nuclear 18S rDNA for 560 species of angiosperms and seven non-flowering seed plants and show a well-resolved and well-supported phylogenetic tree for the angiosperms for use in comparative biology. |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: Soltis, PS (reprint author), Washington State Univ, Sch Biol Sci, Pullman, WA 99164 USA |
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1. Washington State Univ, Sch Biol Sci, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
2. Royal Bot Gardens, Jodrell Lab, Richmond TW9 3DS, Surrey England |
| Publisher: MACMILLAN MAGAZINES LTD, PORTERS SOUTH, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON N1 9XW, ENGLAND |
| Subject Category: Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| IDS Number: 259VA |
| ISSN: 0028-0836 |
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