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Phylogenomics Mahadwar, Gouri [1], Hansen, Matthew S. [1], Egan, Ashley N. [1]. Estimating species relationships within Pueraria s.s.: combining phylogenies and networks. Pueraria is a genus in the Fabaceae family that is recognized as a polyphyletic grouping. Although phylogenetic work has begun on Pueraria, certain species relationships remain unresolved, especially within Pueraria sensu stricto. This research hopes to expand on previous work by using a robust collection of 103 accessions across 4 gene regions from both the chloroplast (matk, trnD-trnT) and nuclear (AS2, ITS) genomes to help parse unresolved relationships within Pueraria s.s. This work will help delimit species within Pueraria s.s. particularly those within the kudzu species complex, which includes the invasive pest kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata), and will address the relationship between Pueraria and the sister genus Nogra. Making use of nuclear vs. chloroplast markers will also enable us to detect evidence of hybridization among species using phylogenetic and network analyses. Our results will improve understanding of the evolutionary processes at work to create extant species diversity within Pueraria and inform potential taxonomic revisions.
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1 - Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, 10th and Constitution Ave., Washington DC, DC, 20560, USA
Keywords:
Pueraria
phylogeny
kudzu
taxonomy
hybridization
network analysis.
Presentation Type: Poster
Session: P, Phylogenomics Posters
Location: Exhibit Hall/Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
Date: Monday, August 1st, 2016
Time: 5:30 PM This poster will be presented at 5:30 pm. The Poster Session runs from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Posters with odd poster numbers are presented at 5:30 pm, and posters with even poster numbers are presented at 6:15 pm.
Number: PPY001
Abstract ID:75
Candidate for Awards:Genetics Section Poster Award |
