Noncoding plastid trnT-trnF sequences reveal a well resolved phylogeny of basal angiosperms

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 558-576

  Borsch, Thomas ^a   Hilu, K W ^b   Quandt, D ^a   Wilde, V ^c   Neinhuis, C ^a   Barthlott, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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

^c SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Chloroplast genome; Group I intron; Molecular evolution; Noncoding DNA; Phylogeny; Secondary structure; trnT trnF

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; PHYLOGENY;

ANGIOSPERMS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, TRANSFER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

AMBORELLA; AUSTROBAILEYA; CANELLALES; CERATOPHYLLUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; ILLICIUM; LAURALES; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIALES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NYMPHAEACEAE; PIPERALES; SCHISANDRA;

EID: 0037594762     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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