Electrophoretic Patterns of Seed Proteins in the East Asian Vicia Species (Leguminosae) and Their Systematic Utility
2003 Volume 78 Issue 1 Pages 29-37
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2003 Volume 78 Issue 1 Pages 29-37
Electrophoretic patterns of seed proteins of 12 taxa of 9 species of Vicia endemic to East Asia were analysed. A total of 53 stable bands was detected. Inter- and infra-specific phylogenetic relationships among these taxa were inferred with a UPGMA dendrogram from Jaccard's similarity matrix of the band patterns. The resultant phylogenetic implications were consistent with those from morphological or DNA data. We suggest that the electrophoretic pattern of seed proteins is useful to clarify inter- and intra-specific phylogenetic relationships among the East Asian endemic taxa of Vicia.
