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A molecular phylogeny of the wild onions (Allium; Alliaceae) with a focus on the western North American center of diversity.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jun 2008
Nguyen Nhu H, Driscoll Heather E, Specht Chelsea D
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Nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS and ETS) sequences from 39 native Californian (USA) Allium species and congeners were combined with 154 ITS sequences available on GenBank to develop a global Allium phylogeny with the simultaneous goals of investigating the evolutionary history (monophyly) of Allium in the Californian center of diversity and exploring patterns of adaptation to serpentine soils. Phylogenies constructed...
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