Phylogenetic reconstruction using secondary structures of Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (ITS2, rDNA): finding the molecular and morphological gap in Caribbean gorgonian corals |
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Authors: | Alejandro Grajales Catalina Aguilar Juan A Sánchez |
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Affiliation: | 1.Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas-Facultad de Ciencias, Laboratorio Biología Molecular Marina (BIOMMAR),Universidad de Los Andes,Bogotá,Colombia |
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Abstract: | Background Most phylogenetic studies using current methods have focused on primary DNA sequence information. However, RNA secondary structures are particularly useful in systematics because they include characteristics, not found in the primary sequence, that give "morphological" information. Despite the number of recent molecular studies on octocorals, there is no consensus opinion about a region that carries enough phylogenetic resolution to solve intrageneric or close species relationships. Moreover, intrageneric morphological information by itself does not always produce accurate phylogenies; intra-species comparisons can reveal greater differences than intra-generic ones. The search for new phylogenetic approaches, such as by RNA secondary structure analysis, is therefore a priority in octocoral research. |
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