Integral Phylogenomic Approach over Ilex L. Species from Southern South America.

ABSTRACT: The use of molecular markers with inadequate variation levels has resulted in poorly resolved phylogenetic relationships within Ilex. Focusing on southern South American and Asian species, we aimed at contributing informative plastid markers. Also, we intended to gain insights into the nature of morphological and physiological characters used to identify species. We obtained the chloroplast genomes of I.paraguariensis and I. dumosa, and combined these with all the congeneric plastomes currently available to accomplish interspecific comparisons and multilocus analyses. We selected seven introns and nine IGSs as variable non-coding markers that were used in phylogenomic analyses. Eight extra IGSs were proposed as candidate markers. Southern South American species

SUBMITTER: Cascales J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5745560 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature