Dissertation Research: Molecular Evolution and Phylogeneticsof the Insect 18s rDNA

祖先-后代的替代假设 有翅昆虫目之间的关系将是 使用18s核糖体RNA分析进行测试。 绘图、测序和 使用六个物种开发基因文库， 若干订单将为分支系统中心的分析提供数据。 这项拟议中的研究将是一项独立的昆虫试验， 以前只使用形态学解释的关系， 澄清了一个长期存在的重要的进化问题。 这项研究还将有助于不断增长的数据库， 分子系统学

Alternative hypotheses for the ancestor-descendant relationships among the orders of the winged insects will be tested using 18s ribosomal RNA analysis. Mapping, sequencing and development of a gene library using six species representing several orders will provide data for cladisitc analysis. The proposed research will be an independent test of insect relationships formerly interpreted using only morphology, thereby clarifying a long-standing and important evolutionary question. The research will also contribute to the growing database in molecular systematics.