Ancient flowering plants: DNA sequences and angiosperm classification.
Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3DS, UK. m.chase@rbgkew.org.uk
Phylogenetic analyses of gene sequences provide a clear pattern of which extant flowering plant genera diversified earliest. Combined with complete genomic sequences, these data will vastly improve understanding of the genetic basis of plant diversity.
PMID: 11305944 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
PMCID: PMC138926