Multiple ITS copies reveal extensive hybridization within Rheum (Polygonaceae), a genus that has undergone rapid radiation.

<h4>Background</h4>During adaptive radiation events, characters can arise multiple times due to parallel evolution, but transfer of traits through hybridization provides an alternative explanation for the same character appearing in apparently non-sister lineages. The signature of hybrid...

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Main Authors: Dongshi Wan, Yongshuai Sun, Xu Zhang, Xiaotao Bai, Jun Wang, Ailan Wang, Richard Milne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24587023/pdf/?tool=EBI

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