Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vol 10, 1273-1288, Copyright © 1993 by Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
CE Ritland, K Ritland and NA Straus
The internal transcribed spacer region (ITS1 and ITS2) of the 18S-25S
nuclear ribosomal DNA sequence and the intervening 5.8S region were
sequenced from three individuals in each of eight taxa of the Mimulus
guttatus species complex. Three discrete variants, or "types," of ITS
sequences were found, among which 30%-40% of sites differed, compared with
1%-2% within types. Dot plots indicate that these types were not related by
conspicuous rearrangements or inversions. More than one ITS type was often
found in the same taxon, and two of three ITS types span species
boundaries, indicating their presence prior to speciation. These ITS
sequences showed essentially no positional homology with the nearest
sequenced relative, tomato. In contrast, the 5.8S region was relatively
unvaried, with 8 of 162 sites varied in the sample among all eight taxa.
The phylogeny inferred by the most common ITS sequence type, rooted by the
two other ITS types, agreed with isozymes in showing the distinctness of M.
nudatus, M. laciniatus, and M. tilingii from the other five taxa.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Variation in the ribosomal internal transcribed spacers (ITS1 and ITS2) among eight taxa of the Mimulus guttatus species complex
Department of Botany, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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