The Systematic Position of Some Species of Boraginaceae Family as Inferred Using Rbcl Barcode Marker of Chloroplast Genome

Rajendra D. Shinde, Neha Gupte

Abstract


The Boraginaceae family is a large group of flowering plants that includes over 2,000 species in approximately 140 genera. The family has long been known to have a complex taxonomy, with many genera and species that are difficult to distinguish from one another. This is due in part to the wide range of morphological diversity within the family, as well as the lack of clear, consistent diagnostic features. To address these problems, a combination of morphological, molecular, and ecological data is often used to resolve taxonomic issues and improve our understanding of these plant groups. Two plastid gene Ribulose 1, 5 bisphosphate (rbcL), maturase kinase (matK), and one nuclear region inter transcribed spacer (ITS) markers were selected for the study though rbcL gave the desired results. A total of 66 sequences were examined for the analysis, 13 of which were newly produced from samples taken from various locations in Maharashtra (GenBank accession number [submitted]). This is the first study to examine any Boraginaceae family plants from India.


Keywords


Boraginaceae, Genbank, Molecular, rbcL, matK, IT

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