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Compares seed-coat features and DNA sequences in Arabidopsis and related genera, suggesting new taxonomic relationships.
Although Arabidopsis, particularly A. thaliana (L.) Heynhold, is the model plant of modern molecular biology, its taxonomic position has been disputed. Here we compared seed-coat micromorphology of Arabidopsis and its related genera in Brassicaceae from China by scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, we sequenced the chloroplast DNA trnL intron and trnL-F spacer to construct phylogenetic relationships among the genera. Genera related to Arabidopsis include Capsella Medic., Camelina (L.) Crantz, Crucihimalaya Al-Shehbaz et al., Olimarabidopsis Al-Shehbaz et al., Turritis L., Catolobus L. and Erysimum Kitagawa.
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