Negative correlation between rates of molecular evolution and flowering cycles in temperate woody bamboos revealed by plastid phylogenomics

Negative correlation between rates of molecular evolution and flowering cycles in temperate woody bamboos revealed by plastid phylogenomics

Abstract Background Heterogeneous rates of molecular evolution are universal across the tree of life, posing challenges for phylogenetic inference. The temperate woody bamboos (tribe Arundinarieae, Poaceae) are noted for their extremely slow molecular evolutionary rates, supposedly caused by their m...

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Main Authors: Peng-Fei Ma, Maria S. Vorontsova, Olinirina Prisca Nanjarisoa, Jacqueline Razanatsoa, Zhen-Hua Guo, Thomas Haevermans, De-Zhu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Temperate woody bamboos
Infrequent flowering
Plastid phylogenomics
Molecular evolution
Rate heterogeneity
Generation time
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-017-1199-8

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