Affiliation:
1. DICLE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Abstract
Silene fuscata is an annual species distributed to a wide geography including Eastern Mediterranean, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe. The native range of this species is known as the Mediterranean Region. Presence of S. fuscata in Anatolia is reported by several comprehensive botanical literatures; however, the actual situation has never been investigated thoroughly. This study focuses on the occurrence of S. fuscata in Anatolia. In order to determine the existence of this species in the aforementioned area, nuclear and chloroplast-DNA sequence data from a wide range of Silene samples were analyzed. DNA sequence analyses and other available evidence display no support for the presence of S. fuscata in Anatolia.
Publisher
Commagene Journal of Biology
Subject
Molecular Biology,Ecology,Biochemistry,Physiology,Microbiology
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