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Genome analysis, phylogeny, and classification

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The implications of genome analysis for evolutionary theory and systematics are treated. The precise relationship between the theoretical and operational definitions of chromosome homology is shown to be uncertain. It is pointed out that genera defined by genome analysis may be either monophyletic or non-monophyletic, and that the genus is not a basic unit of evolution. Characters obtained by genome analysis may be useful in a phylogenetic context, provided they are treated as all other characters.

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Seberg, O. Genome analysis, phylogeny, and classification. Pl Syst Evol 166, 159–171 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00935946

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