Molecular phylogeny of the Drosophila obscura species group, with emphasis on the Old World species

• Published in: BMC evolutionary biology Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 87
• Main Authors: Gao, Jian-jun, Watabe, Hide-aki, Aotsuka, Tadashi, Pang, Jun-feng, Zhang, Ya-ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.06.2007; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Base Sequence; Cloning, Molecular; DNA, Mitochondrial; Drosophila; Drosophila - classification; Drosophila - genetics; Evaluation; Evolution, Molecular; Genes, Insect; Genetic aspects; Genetic Speciation; Genetic Variation; Molecular evolution; Molecular Sequence Data; Natural history; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Japan; China

Species of the Drosophila obscura species group (e.g., D. pseudoobscura, D. subobscura) have served as favorable models in evolutionary studies since the 1930's. Despite numbers of studies conducted with varied types of data, the basal phylogeny in this group is still controversial, presumably...