title: Primer development for the plastid region ycf1 in Annonaceae and other magnoliids.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Primers were developed for a portion of the ycf1 plastid gene in magnoliid taxa to investigate the utility of ycf1 in phylogenetic analyses. •
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-six species across six families within the magnoliid group (Canellales, Piperales, Laurales, and Magnoliales) were sampled to examine the ability to amplify ycf1. Additionally, 29 accessions of Asimina and Deeringothamnus (Annonaceae) were sequenced to assess levels of variation in ycf1 compared to matK and trnL-F. •
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results indicate that ycf1 is easily amplified and sequenced. In Annonaceae, ycf1 provides more informative phylogenetic characters than commonly used markers such as matK and trnL-F.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-8526 USA.
authors.forename: Kurt M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Neubig
authors.forename: J Richard
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Abbott