The matK gene sequence variation and application in plant systematics

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 830-839

  Hilu, Khidir W ^a   Liang, Hongping ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA sequencing; matK; phylogeny; systematics

Indexed keywords

CYPERACEAE; MARCHANTIOPHYTA; POACEAE; SMILACACEAE; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0030816127     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445819     Document Type: Article

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