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Phylogeography of Camellia taliensis (Theaceae) inferred from chloroplast and nuclear DNA: insights into evolutionary history and conservation.
BMC evolutionary biology - 21 Jun 2012
Liu Yang, Yang Shi-xiong, Ji Peng-zhang, Gao Li-zhi
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BACKGROUND: As one of the most important but seriously endangered wild relatives of the cultivated tea, Camellia taliensis harbors valuable gene resources for tea tree improvement in the future. The knowledge of genetic variation and population structure may provide insights into evolutionary history and germplasm conservation of the species. RESULTS: Here, we sampled 21 natural populations from the species'...
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