Chloroplast microsatellites, or simple sequence repeats (cpSSRs), are typically
mononucleotide tandem repeats. When located in the noncoding regions of the chloroplast …

Microsatellites occur in all plant genomes and provide useful markers for studies of genetic
diversity and structure. Chloroplast microsatellites (cpSSRs) are frequently targeted because …

Given the explosive development of new molecular marker techniques over the last decade,
newcomers and experts alike in the field of DNA fingerprinting will find an easy-to-follow …

This study focuses on the expansion of Phaseolus vulgaris in Europe. The pathways of
distribution of beans into and across Europe were very complex, with several introductions …

The prevailing view in molecular systematics is that relationships among distantly related
taxa should be inferred using DNA segments with low rates of evolution. However, recent …

Abstract Aim Vitis subg. Vitis provides an example of a plant disjunction occurring in the
Northern Hemisphere. It shows broad morphological variation but is assumed to be a …

Clusia L., with over 300 species, is one of the largest genera of the Clusiaceae (Guttiferae).
According to a recent classification system (Stevens 2005), the family comprises the …

Simple sequence repeats (SSR) and their flanking regions in the mitochondrial and
chloroplast genomes were sequenced in order to reveal DNA sequence variation. This …

Chloroplast microsatellites have been widely used in population genetic studies of conifers
in recent years. However, their haplotype configurations suggest that they could have high …

Scattered populations of the same tree species in montane forests through Africa have led to
speculations on the origins of distributions. Here, we inferred the colonization history of the …