Molecular identification, genetic diversity, and secondary structure predictions of Physalis species using ITS2 DNA barcoding.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The genus Physalis belongs to the Solanaceae family and has different species with important nutritional and medicinal values. Species within this genus have limited morphological differences, a characteristic that hinders accurate identification, safe utilization and genetic conservation of promising genotypes. In addition, to prevent the perceived loss of Physalis diversity due to habitat destruction, species delimitation needs attention. In this study, we used the sequence and structural information of the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) barcode to efficiently identify and discriminate Physalis species from a collection of 34 Physalis accessions.

Methodology

Physalis plant samples were collected from eight Counties in Kenya based on the availability of the

SUBMITTER: Pere K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653582 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature