The complete chloroplast genomes of three Betulaceae species: implications for molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography

Background Previous phylogenetic conclusions on the family Betulaceae were based on either morphological characters or traditional single loci, which may indicate some limitations. The chloroplast genome contains rich polymorphism information, which is very suitable for phylogenetic studies. Thus, w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhen Yang, Guixi Wang, Qinghua Ma, Wenxu Ma, Lisong Liang, Tiantian Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-01-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6320.pdf