Browsing by Subject "DNA-SEQUENCES"

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    A diploids-first approach to species delimitation and interpreting polyploid evolution in the fern genus astrolepis (pteridaceae)
    (Systematic Botany, 2010-04-01) Beck, James B; Windham, Michael D; Yatskievych, George; Pryer, Kathleen M
    Polyploidy presents a challenge to those wishing to delimit the species within a group and reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships among these taxa. A clear understanding of the tree-like relationships among the diploid species can provide a framework upon which to reconstruct the reticulate events that gave rise to the polyploid lineages. In this study we apply this "diploids-first" strategy to the fern genus Astrolepis (Pteridaceae). Diploids are identified using the number of spores per sporangium and spore size. Analyses of plastid and low-copy nuclear sequence data provide well-supported estimates of phylogenetic relationships, including strong evidence for two morphologically distinctive diploid lineages not recognized in recent treatments. One of these corresponds to the type of Notholaena deltoidea, a species that has not been recognized in any modern treatment of Astrolepis. This species is resurrected here as the new combination Astrolepis deltoidea . The second novel lineage is that of a diploid initially hypothesized to exist by molecular and morphological characteristics of several established Astrolepis allopolyploids. This previously missing diploid species is described here as Astrolepis obscura. © Copyright 2010 by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists.
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    Fern Phylogeny Based on rbcL Nucleotide Sequences
    (American Fern Journal, 1995-10) Hasebe, Mitsuyasu; Wolf, Paul G; Pryer, Kathleen M; Ueda, Kunihiko; Ito, Motomi; Sano, Ryosuke; Gastony, Gerald J; Yokoyama, Jun; Manhart, James R; Murakami, Noriaki; Crane, Edmund H; Haufler, Christopher H; Hauk, Warren D
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    Patterns of diversification in the xeric-adapted fern genus myriopteris (Pteridaceae)
    (Systematic Botany, 2014-01-01) Grusz, AL; Windham, MD; Yatskievych, G; Huiet, L; Gastony, GJ; Pryer, KM
    Strong selective pressures imposed by drought-prone habitats have contributed to extensive morphological convergence among the 400 + species of cheilanthoid ferns (Pteridaceae). As a result, generic circumscriptions based exclusively on macromorphology often prove to be non-monophyletic. Ongoing molecular phylogenetic analyses are providing the foundation for a revised classification of this challenging group and have begun to clarify its complex evolutionary history. As part of this effort, we generated and analyzed DNA sequence data for three plastid loci (rbcL, atpA, and the intergenic spacer trnG-trnR) for the myriopterid clade, one of the largest monophyletic groups of cheilanthoid ferns. This lineage encompasses 47 primarily North and Central American taxa previously included in Cheilanthes but now placed in the recircumscribed genus Myriopteris. Here, we infer a phylogeny for the group and examine key morphological characters across this phylogeny. We also include a brief discussion of the three well-supported Myriopteris subclades, along with a review of reproductive mode and known ploidy levels for members of this early diverging lineage of cheilanthoid ferns. © Copyright 2014 by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists.
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    The utility of nuclear gapCp in resolving polyploid fern origins
    (Systematic Botany, 2008-10-01) Schuettpelz, E; Grusz, AL; Windham, MD; Pryer, KM
    Although polyploidy is rampant in ferns and plays a major role in shaping their diversity, the evolutionary history of many polyploid species remains poorly understood. Nuclear DNA sequences can provide valuable information for identifying polyploid origins; however, remarkably few nuclear markers have been developed specifically for ferns, and previously published primer sets do not work well in many fern lineages. In this study, we present new primer sequences for the amplification of a portion of the nuclear gapCp gene (encoding a glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase). Through a broad survey across ferns, we demonstrate that these primers are nearly universal for this clade. With a case study in cheilanthoids, we show that this rapidly evolving marker is a powerful tool for discriminating between autopolyploids and allopolyploids. Our results indicate that gapCp holds considerable potential for addressing species-level questions across the fern tree of life. © Copyright 2008 by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists.