Comparative Plastid Genomes of Primula Species: Sequence Divergence and Phylogenetic Relationships.

ABSTRACT: Compared to traditional DNA markers, genome-scale datasets can provide mass information to effectively address historically difficult phylogenies. Primula is the largest genus in the family Primulaceae, with members distributed mainly throughout temperate and arctic areas of the Northern Hemisphere. The phylogenetic relationships among Primula taxa still maintain unresolved, mainly due to intra- and interspecific morphological variation, which was caused by frequent hybridization and introgression. In this study, we sequenced and assembled four complete plastid genomes (Primula handeliana, Primula woodwardii, Primula knuthiana, and Androsace laxa) by Illumina paired-end sequencing. A total of 10 Primula species (including 7 published plastid

SUBMITTER: Ren T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5979308 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature