Three genome-based phylogeny of Cupressaceae s.l.: Further evidence for the evolution of gymnosperms and Southern Hemisphere biogeography

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 452-470

  Yang, Zu Yu ^a,b   Ran, Jin Hua ^a   Wang, Xiao Quan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Allopolyploid origin; Ancient hybridization; Gondwana; Gymnosperm; LEAFY (LFY); NEEDLY (NLY)

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLOROPLAST GENE; CLASSIFICATION; CUPRESSACEAE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETICS; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENOME; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CUPRESSACEAE; DNA, PLANT; FOSSILS; GENES, CHLOROPLAST; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENES, PLANT; GENOME, PLANT; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; CUNNINGHAMIA; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; CUPRESSACEAE; CUPRESSUS; FITZROYA; GYMNOSPERMAE;

EID: 84863103393     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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