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Phylogeographic structure of white oaks throughout the European continent.
Genetics - 1 Aug 1997
Dumolin-Lapègue S, Demesure B, Fineschi S, Le Corre V, Petit R J
Abstract excerpt
Patterns of chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) variation were studied in eight white oak species by sampling 345 populations throughout Europe. The detection of polymorphisms by restriction analysis of PCR-amplified cpDNA fragments allowed the identification of 23 haplotypes that were phylogenetically ordered. A systematic hybridization and introgression between the eight species studied is evident. The levels of...
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