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ITS sequence data resolve higher level relationships among the eucalypts.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jul 1999
Steane D A, McKinnon G E, Vaillancourt R E, Potts B M
Abstract excerpt
Sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA were obtained for 35 species of Eucalyptus s.s. and seven taxa representing five outgroup genera (Allosyncarpia, Angophora, Arillastrum, Corymbia, and Stockwellia). The sequences were analyzed cladistically. The data distinguished clearly between the two major subgenera of Eucalyptus s.s. (Symphyomyrtus and Monocalyptus) but...
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