Molecular phylogeny and evolutionary history of Moricandia DC (Brassicaceae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The phylogeny of tribe Brassiceae (Brassicaceae) has not yet been resolved because of its complex evolutionary history. This tribe comprises economically relevant species, including the genus Moricandia DC. This genus is currently distributed in North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia and Southern Europe, where it is associated with arid and semi-arid environments. Although some species of Moricandia have been used in several phylogenetic studies, the phylogeny of this genus is not well established.

Methods

Here we present a phylogenetic analysis of the genus Moricandia using a nuclear (the internal transcribed spacers of the ribosomal DNA) and two plastidial regions (parts of the NADH dehydrogenase subunit F gene and the trnT-trn

SUBMITTER: Perfectti F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5661452 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature