Molecular Systematics, Evolution, and Population Biology in the Mustard Family (Brassicaceae)

By Marcus A. Koch, I. AL-SHEHBAZ, K. Mummenhoff. 2003

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The present review summarizes results from the past decade on the systematics, population genetics, and evolutionary biology of the mustard family, Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). The research of various authors is discussed and presented in the context of ongoing and accumulating studies. The review is useful in view of the immensely increasing work on Arabidopsis thaliana, the model species of plant molecular biology, and on important crop plants such as species of Brassica. Traditional and molecular-based phylogenies are critically discussed, new generic alignments are proposed, and groups in need of molecular studies are identified. Unfortunately, knowledge obtained from molecular genetics and development of A. thaliana is only very slowly creeping into the systematics of Brassicaceae. Future directions of research should move beyond assessing generic relationships or limits, and should also address character development and evolution, the molecular basis of various homoplastic characters, the nature of the genome, and many other new challenges that are emerging from detailed molecular studies of A. thaliana.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics

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Seed dormancy and the control of germination. (2006, background): “Endosperm weakening has recently been demonstrated in Brassicaceae seeds, indicating that the endosperm is also a constraint to germination in seeds of the Rosid clade (Müller et al., 2006).”
Contribution to ITS phylogeny of the Brassicaceae, with special reference to some Asian taxa (2009, background): “1) agrees fairly well with the molecular phylogenies published to date (Koch 2003; Koch et al. 2003; Bailey et al. 2006; Beilstein et al. 2006; Warwick et al. 2008; Khosravi et al. 2009).”
Systematics and phylogeny of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae): an overview (2006, unknown): “Koch et al. (2003a) suspected that it forms a monophyletic group based strictly on morphology.”
Closing the gaps: phylogenetic relationships in the Brassicaceae based on DNA sequence data of nuclear ribosomal ITS region (2010, methodology): “For various taxa (e.g., Bivonaea lutea) a cloning strategy described in Koch et al. (2003b) was used prior to sequencing to test for multiple ITS copies and improve sequence quality.”
Non-coding nuclear DNA markers in phylogenetic reconstruction (2009, background): “The impact of concerted evolution has been documented in several studies (e.g. Sang et al. 1995; Fuertes Aguilar et al. 1999; Li and Zhang 2002; Koch et al. 2003b).”
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