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Monday Morning Plenary Session Genomics meets Biodiversity Olmstead, Richard [1]. Phylogeny of Solanaceae and the history of its study. ONE of the first plant families to be subject to molecular phylogenetic study was Solanaceae (Olmstead & Palmer, Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 1992). In the years since, Solanaceae has been the subject of continuing studies, with increasing numbers of species included in numerous research projects. Some branches of the tree are now quite well fleshed out (e.g., Nicotiana, the tuberous Solanum clade), whereas others remain poorly studied (e.g., Cestrum, Petunieae). Several genera excluded from many taxonomic treatments of the family have been shown to belong to Solanaceae (e.g., Nolana, Goetzea, Duckeodendron, Sclerophylax, and Tsoala). Almost all genera have now been sampled and can be fitted onto the phylogeny. The emerging tree of Solanaceae relationships will permit evolutionary inference at an increasingly fine scale. Already interpretation of fruit evolution, chromosome evolution, biogeography, and many other characteristics have benefited from molecular phylogenies. Comparative genomic studies are being guided by phylogenies and interpretation of rapidly expanding genomic data will be aided by phylogenetic inference.
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1 - University of Washington, Biology, Campus Box 355325, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
Keywords:
Solanaceae
phylogeny
comparative genomics
biogeography
classification.
Session: SOL02-3
Location: Ballroom ABCD/Monona Terrace
Date: Monday, July 24th, 2006
Time: 9:00 AM
Abstract ID:322 |
