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Phylogeny and intraspecific variability of holoparasitic Orobanche (Orobanchaceae) inferred from plastid rbcL sequences.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Nov 2004
Manen Jean-François, Habashi Christine, Jeanmonod Daniel, Park Jeong-Mi, Schneeweiss Gerald M
Abstract excerpt
The rbcL sequences of 106 specimens representing 28 species of the four recognized sections of Orobanche were analyzed and compared. Most sequences represent pseudogenes with premature stop codons. This study confirms that the American lineage (sects. Gymnocaulis and Myzorrhiza) contains potentially functional rbcL-copies with intact open reading frames and low rates of non-synonymous substitutions. For the first...
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