title: Evolution of rbcL among Lathyrus and Kupicha's classification.
abstract: Phylogenetic relationships in the Lathyrus genus were examined using cpDNA data, particularly data attributed to the "barcode" rbcL gene to construct a possible evolutionary scenario. Plant barcoding can be used to differentiate between species within a genus and to conserve DNA within the same species. We assessed the phylogeny of 29 species of Lathyrus using maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood and unweighted pair-group method and arithmetic mean. The classifications did not agree with current morphological and basic Lathyrus classification. Lathyrus belinensis is a new species that was not described by Kupicha; according to rbcL analysis, the species belongs in the Lathyrus genus. Additionally, the genus Lathyrus has undergone a rapid population expansion as indicated by neutral selection indices.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Immunology, and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marghali
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Immunology, and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zitouna
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Immunology, and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gharbi
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Immunology, and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fadhlaoui
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Immunology, and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia neila.trifi@fst.rnu.tn.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trifi-Farah
mesh_terms: D002965:Classification / Q000379:methods; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D027807:Lathyrus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012273:Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C101625:RbcL protein, plastid; D012273:Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase