Phylogenetic analysis of the endemic Bornmuellera Hausskn. spp. (Brassicaceae) in Türkiye based on nuclear ITS and chloroplast trnL intron, trnL-F, rbcL and trnQ-rps16 DNA sequences

In this study, phylogenetic analysis of Turkish endemic Bornmuellera (Brassicaceae) species was conducted based on nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS) and chloroplast DNA (trnL intron, trnL-F, rbcL and trnQ-rps16 DNA) sequences. In addition, the relationships between the sequences of some Brassicaceae family species retrieved from NCBI, and Bornmuellera species were documented. All of the plant specimens were collected from different regions of Türkiye, and brought to the laboratory. Total genomic DNA was extracted using the GeneMark kit. After polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analyses, DNA sequences obtained were then edited using Sequencher 5.4, Bioedit 7.2.3 and FinchTV 1.4.0, and analyzed using MEGA 6.0 software. Maximum likelihood (ML) and bootstrap trees were constructed in order to identify the relationships among Bornmuellera species. In the study, the highest nucleotide diversity was detected by rps16-trnQ (0.039146) sequence analysis, while the lowest was detected by rbcL (0.004186) sequence analysis. In addition, according to the phylogenetic analysis results obtained with other Brassicaceae species, it is revealed that the Turkish endemic Bornmuellera genus is monophyletic.