RAPD technique for taxonomic studies of Pellia epiphylla-complex (Hepaticae, Metzgeriales).
The random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique was used to study the genomic relationships of three liverworts from the genus Pellia: P.epiphylla, P. borealis and P. neesiana. Altogether 150 characters (150 DNA fragments obtained using PCR) were scored. These characters were used to create a matrix of pairwise distances between all the pairs of taxa. Both distance (UPGMA, Fitch-Margoliash and Neighbor-Joining) and binary character-state (Wagner and Camin-Sokal parsimony and compatibility) methods were applied for trees' construction. Our results strongly support distinction of the recently discovered sibling species of P.epiphylla - species N and P.epiphylla - species S, which have an allopatric distribution in Poland (N - North, S - South Poland). Moreover, our data also supports the hypothesis of a hybrid origin (alloploid) of the polyploid P. borealis from P. epiphylla-NxP.epiphylla-S. P.neesiana was excluded as a donor of either of the genomes of P. borealis.
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Department of Gene Expression, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, zofszwey@main.amu.edu.pl.
Fiedorow
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Dabert
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Szweykowska-Kulińska
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