Highly Variable Chloroplast Markers for Evaluating Plant Phylogeny at Low Taxonomic Levels and for DNA Barcoding

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Authors

Wenpan Dong · Northeast Forestry University

Jing Yu · University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ling Wang · Northeast Forestry University

Abstract

Chloroplast genome sequences contain regions that are highly variable. Such regions are the first consideration when screening the suitable loci to resolve closely related species or genera in phylogenetic analyses, and for DNA barcoding.

Topics & Keywords

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Genetic diversity and population structure Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 7, Issue 4, pp. e35071-e35071

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035071

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