Molecular Systematics of Plants II

DNA Sequencing

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

AvPamela Soltis,J.J. Doyle,J. J. Doyle,J J Doyle

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Between 1993 and 1998, the field of molecular systematics advanced at an astonishing pace. This period has been marked by a volume of empirical data and advances in theoretical and analytical issues related to DNA. Comparative DNA sequencing, facilitated by the amplification of DNA via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), has become the tool of choice for molecular systematics. As a result, large portions of the "Molecular Systematics of Plants" became outdated. This update summarizes these recent achievements in plant molecular systematics. Like its predecessor, this work illustrates the potential of DNA markers for addressing a wide variety of phylogenetics and evolutionary questions. The volume provides guidance in choosing appropriate techniques, as well as appropriate genes for sequencing, for given levels of systematic inquiry. More than a review of techniques and previous work, the text provides a stimulus for developing future research in this rapidly evolving field.The book is not only written for systematists (faculty, graduate students, and researchers), but also for evolutionary biologists, botanists, and paleobotanists interested in reviewing current theory and practice in plant molecular systematics.

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Utgivningsdatum1998-06-30
Mått178 x 254 x 32 mm
Vikt1 234 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor574
Upplaga1998
FörlagChapman and Hall
ISBN9780412111211

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1. Choosing an Approach and an Appropriate Gene for Phylogenetic Analysis.- 2. Contributions of PCR-based Methods to Plant Systematics and Evolutionary Biology.- 3. Comparative Utility of Chloroplast DNA Restriction Site and DNA Sequence Data for Phylogenetic Studies in Plants.- 4. Homology in Molecular Phylogenetics: A Parsimony Perspective.- 5. Maximum Likelihood as an Alternative to Parsimony for Inferring Phylogeny Using Nucleotide Sequence Data.- 6. Patterns of Sequence Evolution and Implications for Parsimony Analysis of Chloroplast DNA.- 7. Molecular Evolution of 18S rDNA in Angiosperms: Implications for Character Weighting in Phylogenetic Analysis 188.- 8. Molecular Phylogenetic and Evolutionary Studies of Parasitic Plants.- 9. Estimating Rate and Time in Molecular Phylogenies: Beyond the Molecular Clock?.- 10. Phylogenetic Incongruence: Window into Genome History and Molecular Evolution.- 11. Assessing Congruence: Empirical Examples from Molecular Data.- 12. Ontogenetic Systematics, Molecular Developmental Genetics, and the Angiosperm Petal.- 13. The Origin and Evolution of Plastids and Their Genomes.- 14. Molecular Phylogenetic Insights on the Origin and Evolution of Oceanic Island Plants.- 15. Molecular Markers, Gene Flow, and Natural Selection.- 16. Genetic Mapping as a Tool for Studying Speciation.- 17. A Perspective on the Contribution of Plastid rbcL DNA Sequences to Angiosperm Phylogenetics.- 18. Molecular Systematics of the Green Algae.- 19. Phylogenetic Studies of Extant Pteridophytes.

'This is a very useful handbook for university teachers and it is also a good textbook for graduate students in systematics.' trends in plant science, 4:6 (1999) 'The success of Molecular Systematics of Plants (P. Soltis, et al, 1992), which is the precursor of this volume, is indicated by the fact that my paperback copy has recently split into two down the spine after seven years of hard consultation ... The theoretical chapters are excellent. ... I would like to report that I anticipate my copy of this book will also break down the spine through over-use. ... The editors and authors deserve congratulations for the excellence of this book ... I suspect that chapters in this book will provide the backbone of the burgeoning discipline of molecular systematics for the next few years.' Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 57:1 (2000)