Plant molecular systematics : macromolecular approaches

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Plant molecular systematics : macromolecular approaches

Daniel J. Crawford

Wiley, c1990

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"A Wiley-Interscience publication"

Bibliographical references: p. 331-374

Includes index

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Description

The text describes how the primary chemicals (protein, DNA) found in plants are used to determine plant taxonomic and evolutionary relationships. This is a burgeoning area due to the application of molecular biologic techniques in macromolecular systematic research over the past few years. Topics include seed protein electrophoresis, electrophoretic studies of Rubisco, enzyme electrophoresis, amino acid sequencing, systematic serology and DNA studies. Emphasis is placed on evaluating the systematic potential of the various kinds of data made available by the new technology. Case studies are included, as are trends and directions in molecular systematics.

Table of Contents

  • Structure of Macromolecules
  • Rationale for their Use in Plant Systematics and General Comments on the Phylogenetic Analysis of Macromolecular Data
  • Electrophoresis of Seed Storage Proteins
  • Generation and Analysis of Data from Enzyme Electrophoresis
  • Allelic Data: Studies of Hybridization, Diploid Hybrid Speciation and Polyploidy
  • Systematic Serology
  • Nuclear Ribosomal DNA: Structure and Use in Systematics.

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