Phylogenetic inference in Rafflesiales: the influence of rate heterogeneity and horizontal gene transfer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The phylogenetic relationships among the holoparasites of Rafflesiales have remained enigmatic for over a century. Recent molecular phylogenetic studies using the mitochondrial <it>matR </it>gene placed <it>Rafflesi...

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Main Authors: Vidal-Russell Romina, Qiu Yin-Long, Blarer Albert, Nickrent Daniel L, Anderson Frank E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-10-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/4/40