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Degree Name
MS (Master of Science)
Program
Biology
Date of Award
8-2002
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Lee M. Pike
Committee Members
Cecilia A. McIntosh, Hugh A. Miller III
Abstract
The evolution of land plants, particularly the origin of land plants, had long been an issue of concern to biologists. Bryophytes were widely accepted as the first land plants to have emerged during the evolution of land plants (Kenrick 1997, Mishler 1994). But, the phylogeny of the groups within the bryophytes remained debatable. There were currently two popular but conflicting ideas: the liverworts-basal topology (LBT) and the hornworts-basal topology (HBT). This psbA gene study provided additional information to help resolve the debate. Bazzania, Blasia, Megaceros, and Sphagnum psbA gene sequences were generated from this research. The other 24 sequences were obtained from GenBank. The UPGMA, Neighbor-Joining, and Maximum Parsimony trees generated by molecular evolutionary genetic analysis (MEGA) supported the liverworts-basal topology.
Document Type
Thesis - restricted
Recommended Citation
Crowe, Celeste T., "Using the psba Gene as a Measure in Determining the Phylogenetic Relationship among Bryophytes." (2002). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 679. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/679
Copyright
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