Re-Mind the Gap! Insertion – Deletion Data Reveal Neglected Phylogenetic Potential of the Nuclear Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) of Fungi

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 7; no. 11; p. e49794
• Main Authors: Nagy, László G., Kocsubé, Sándor, Csanádi, Zoltán, Kovács, Gábor M., Petkovits, Tamás, Vágvölgyi, Csaba, Papp, Tamás
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 19.11.2012; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agaricales; Algorithms; Alignment; Bioinformatics; Biology; Computer simulation; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - genetics; Ecological monitoring; Ecology; Empirical analysis; Evolution; Evolution, Molecular; Fungi; Fungi - genetics; INDEL Mutation - genetics; Informatics; Insertion; Mutation; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Protection and preservation; Resolution; Ribosomes - genetics; Science; Sequence Alignment; Spacer; Hungary

Rapidly evolving, indel-rich phylogenetic markers play a pivotal role in our understanding of the relationships at multiple levels of the tree of life. There is extensive evidence that indels provide conserved phylogenetic signal, however, the range of phylogenetic depths for which gaps retain tree...