Abstract
• Premise of the study: Polyploidy is common in the grasses and low-copy nuclear loci are needed to further our understanding of phylogenetic relationships. • Methods and Results: Genetic and genomic resources were combined to identify loci known to influence plant and inflorescence architecture. Degenerate primers were designed and tested to amplify regions of 11 nuclear-encoded loci across the panicoid grasses. • Conclusions: The primers designed in this study amplify regions of a diverse set of genes within the panicoid grasses. Properly employed, these markers will allow the identification of allopolyploid taxa and their diploid progenitors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | e443-e446 |
Journal | American Journal of Botany |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Nuclear-encoded loci
- Panicoideae
- Phylogenetics
- Poaceae
- Polyploidy