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Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from multiple genes as a tool for comparative biology

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  • Pamela S. Soltis

    (School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University)

  • Douglas E. Soltis

    (School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University)

  • Mark W. Chase

    (Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)

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 form1,2, stamen organization3, reproductive biology4, photosynthetic pathway5, nitrogen-fixing symbioses6 and life histories7 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 organisms8 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.

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  • Pamela S. Soltis & Douglas E. Soltis & Mark W. Chase, 1999. "Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from multiple genes as a tool for comparative biology," Nature, Nature, vol. 402(6760), pages 402-404, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:402:y:1999:i:6760:d:10.1038_46528
    DOI: 10.1038/46528
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