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A taxometric analysis of seed proteins in the genusBriza s. l. (Poaceae)

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The species ofBriza L. s. l. are disjunctly distributed between Eurasia and South America. A taxometric analysis has been carried out, using data from electrophoresis of seed polypeptides and published morphological characters. Evidence from a cluster analysis of seed polypeptide data strongly supports the recognition of two different natural groups, a S. American group and a Eurasian group, and is consistent with karyotype data, but does not support the generic groupings of South American taxa derived from the morphological data.

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King, G.J. A taxometric analysis of seed proteins in the genusBriza s. l. (Poaceae). Pl Syst Evol 151, 163–174 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02430272

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