BACKGROUND A common perception is that DNA barcode datamatrices have limited phylogenetic signal due to the small number of characters available per taxon. However, another school of thought suggests that the massively increased taxon sampling afforded through the use of DNA barcodes may considerably increase the phylogenetic signal present in a datamatrix. Here I test this hypothesis using a l...

A 305 base pair DNA sequence isolated from the Y chromosome of the inbred mouse strain C57BL/10 was used to investigate the pattern and tempo of evolution of Y chromosome DNA sequences for five species in the subgenus Mus, including Mus spretus, Mus hortulanus, Mus abbotti, Mus musculus and Mus domesticus. Variation in hybridization patterns between species was characterized by differences in f...

Taxonomic positions and phylogenetic relations of Hebeloma species have not yet been figured out molecularly in Turkey. Most the genus are mainly poisonous a few which edible. crustuliniforme H. sinapizans two important that contain deadly toxins so only morphological characters may be enough for reliable identification. The DNA sequence nuclear ribosomal Internal Transcribed spacer (nrITS) reg...

Phylogenetic relationships of the orchid genus Spathoglottis (Orchidaceae: Collabieae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo were inferred using internal transcribed spacer a nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrITS), plastid gene maturaseK (matK) region trnL-F. Eleven species three infraspecific taxa examined, with two outgroup species, included phylogenetic analysis. The combined data revealed as monophyleti...

--The phylogeny of the subfamily Hirundininae was estimated by hybridizing single-copy nuclear DNAs of 21 swallow species, representing 19 former and current genera, and a Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor) as outgroup. The phylogeny, which was unusually well resolved, consisted of three fundamental clades: Hirundo and allies, core martins, and African sawwings. The clade of Hirundo and allies com...

The phylogenetic relationships of 49 Acinetobacter strains, 46 of which have previously been classified into 18 genomic species by DNA-DNA hybridization studies, were investigated using the nucleotide sequence of gyrB, the structural gene for the DNA gyrase B subunit. The phylogenetic tree showed linkages between genomic species 1 (Acinetobacter calcoaceticus), 2 (Acinetobacter baumannii), 3 an...

the black-striped pipefish, syngnathus abaster, is a species of the syngnathidae family. this study provides data on the morphometric, meristic and genetic structuring of the caspian sea pipefish, syngnathus abaster. eight morphometric characteristics based on total length and five morphometric characteristics based on standard length were analyzed. a total of 50 specimens were collected in bra...