Phylogeography, genetic diversity and population structure in a Patagonian endemic plant.

ABSTRACT: Phylogeographical patterns provide valuable insight into the historical processes underlying diversification, and may provide a better understanding of biodiversity, dispersal modes, diversification times, extinctions, refuge areas and other species-/population-level processes. Here, we examine the genetic structure of Oxalis laciniata, a representative of Oxalis, which is an important emerging model in evolutionary biology and phylogenetic studies. We analyse genetic correlation, haplotype diversity and genetic structure. In this study, cpDNA reveals the presence of 16 haplotypes, connected in tree networks. Genetic diversity is high and polymorphism is low among populations based on ISSR markers. Both clustering and analysis of the structure of the population indicate two d

SUBMITTER: Lopez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5442505 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature