ROA: Molecular Systematics of Green Algae: 16S Ribosomal DNA

大学的Rose Ann Cattolico和Jeanine Olsen博士 华盛顿正在使用最先进的分子工具 生物学对选择的绿色藻类的核糖体基因进行测序， 为了构建一个进化分歧的框架， 绿藻门的主要谱系。DNA序列分析提供了 强大的分析工具，了解系统发育 生物体之间的关系;可以进行直接比较 遗传物质的样本和测量结果之间的关系， 碱基对（突变）变化量导致 物种对藻类进行的这类研究很少 群体，虽然藻类分布在世界各地，重要的是， 在生态功能方面， 陆地植物的起源 卡托利科博士是分子生物学领域的领导者 研究各种藻类。奥尔森博士刚获得博士学位 接受过传统和现代分子方法的培训 藻类的研究。他们一起组成了一个理想的团队， 用新的生物化学方法研究藻类的生殖。

Drs. Rose Ann Cattolico and Jeanine Olsen of the University of Washington are employing state-of-the-art tools of molecular biology to sequence ribosomal genes of select green algae in order to construct a framework of evolutionary divergence for the main lineages of Chlorophyta. DNA sequence analysis provides a powerful analytical tool in understanding the phylogenetic relationships among organisms; direct comparisons can be made between samples of genetic material and measurements obtained of the amount of base-pair (mutational) change leading to present species. Little work of this kind has been done with algal groups, although algae are worldwide in distribution, important in ecological function, and significant in understanding the origins of land plants. Dr. Cattolico has been a leader in molecular-biological studies of various groups of algae. Dr. Olsen, a recent Ph.D., has training in both traditional and modern molecular approaches to the study of algae. Together they make an ideal team for the study of algal phylogeny using new biochemical methods.