Oranges and lemons: clues to the taxonomy of Citrus from molecular markers

Go into any grocery store and one is confronted with an array of Citrus fruit: oranges, grapefruit, mandarins (tangerines), lemons and limes. This is rich bounty for the shopper, but taxonomists are perplexed as to how to classify the various kinds of Citrus that have existed since antiquity. Now, t...

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Published inTrends in genetics Vol. 17; no. 9; pp. 536 - 540
Main Author Moore, Gloria A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2001
Subjects
Citrus
Citrus - classification
Citrus - genetics
Citrus genus
DNA molecular markers
Evolution, Molecular
Genetic Markers
Genetic Techniques
Genetic Variation
Phylogeny
species definition
taxonomy
species definition
DNA molecular markers
Techniques & Methods
Citrus genus
taxonomy
Bioinformatics
Genetics Biotechnology
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Summary:Go into any grocery store and one is confronted with an array of Citrus fruit: oranges, grapefruit, mandarins (tangerines), lemons and limes. This is rich bounty for the shopper, but taxonomists are perplexed as to how to classify the various kinds of Citrus that have existed since antiquity. Now, thanks to new genetic and molecular biological techniques, the relationships between these fruit are being unraveled and show that there are probably only three true species.
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ISSN:0168-9525
DOI:10.1016/S0168-9525(01)02442-8