Molecular identification and evolutionary relationships between the subspecies of Musa by DNA barcodes

• Published in: BMC genomics Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 659 - 11
• Main Authors: Dhivya, S., Ashutosh, S., Gowtham, I., Baskar, V., Harini, A. Baala, Mukunthakumar, S., Sathishkumar, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.09.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Bananas; Bar codes; Biological evolution; Cultivar; Cultivars; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Divergence; DNA; DNA barcode; DNA barcoding; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic - methods; Economic importance; Evolution, Molecular; Fruits; Gene sequencing; Genetic aspects; Genetic distance; Genetic diversity; Genetic relationship; Genetic research; Genomes; Genomics; Identification; Identification and classification; Morphology; Musa - classification; Musa - genetics; Musa sp; Musaceae; Natural history; Nucleotide diversity; Phylogeny; Polymorphism; Ribosomal DNA; RNA, Ribosomal - genetics; Success; Wild species; India; DNA barcode; Wild species; Nucleotide diversity; Cultivar; Genetic relationship; Musa sp

The banana (Musa sp., AAA) genome is constantly increasing due to high-frequency of somaclonal variations. Due to its large diversity, a conventional numerical and morphological based taxonomic identification of banana cultivars is laborious, difficult and often leads to subject of disagreements. He...