Resolving Phylogenetic Relationships of a Recently and Rapidly Evolving Lineage from Western North America (Mentzelia Section Bartonia, Loasaceae)

This study aimed to elucidate species relationships in Mentzelia section Bartonia (Loasaceae), a recently and rapidly evolving angiosperm clade from western North America. To achieve this goal, we applied a HybSeq approach with Angiosperms353 and implemented a novel bioinformatics pipeline that aimed to minimize noise in our data while maximizing phylogenetic signal.

本研究旨在阐明刺莲花科（Loasaceae）刺莲花属（Mentzelia）Bartonia组的物种亲缘关系，该类群是北美洲西部新近快速演化的被子植物支系。为达成这一研究目标，我们采用了基于Angiosperms353的杂交捕获测序（HybSeq）技术，并搭建了一套全新的生物信息学流程，旨在最大限度降低数据中的噪声，同时最大化系统发育信号的保留。