Mollecular Phylogeny of tribolium (Danthoniodeae: Poaceae) and its taxonomic implications
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2003
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Molecular sequence data from two noncoding regions of D A (ITS AND TRNL-F) Were used to produce a phylogeny for the genus Tribolium and its African and Australasian allies. Topological comparisons of the combined molecular data with the appended existing morphological tree were made. A significant incongruence was revealed. Molecular data indicate that Tribolium is paraphyletic. The formally defined sections: Uniolae, Acutiflorae and Tribolium have been retrieved by the molecular data. The analysis retrieved Karroochloa as polyphyletic. Monophyly of Schismus is strongly supported. The Australasian species form a monophyletic clade. Data support early divergence of the Merxmuellera species and Pseudopentameris macrantha.
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Ntsohi, R. 2003. Mollecular Phylogeny of tribolium (Danthoniodeae: Poaceae) and its taxonomic implications. . ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39097