Phylogenetic relationship

DNA barcoding and phylogenetic relationships of genera Picoides and Dendrocopos (Aves: Picidae)

Z. H. Huang, Tu, F. Y., and Liao, X. J., DNA barcoding and phylogenetic relationships of genera Picoides and Dendrocopos (Aves: Picidae), vol. 14, pp. 18370-18375, 2015.

Picoides and Dendrocopos are two closely related genera of woodpeckers (family Picidae), and members of these genera have long been the subjects of phylogenetic debate. Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) is a powerful marker for the identification and phylogenetic study of animal species. In the present study, we analyzed the COI barcodes of 21 species from the two genera, and 222 variable sites were identified. Kimura two-parameter distances were calculated between barcodes.

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