Simultaneous molecular and morphological analysis of Braconid relationships (Insecta : Hymenoptera : Braconidae) indicates independent mt-tRNA gene inversions within a single wasp family

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dc.contributor.authorDowton, M.
dc.contributor.authorBelshaw, R.
dc.contributor.authorAustin, A.
dc.contributor.authorQuicke, D.
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractWe investigated the phylogeny of the Braconidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) with a much expanded data set compared with that of previous attempts, employing 16S and 28S rDNA gene fragments, together with a suite of morphological characters, from 74 ingroup taxa. Most notably, parsimony analyses under a range of models recovered the Aphidiinae as sister group to the cyclostomes and the Ichneutinae as sister group to the microgastroids. The cyclostomes were recovered as a natural group only if certain, putatively misplaced genera (Mesostoa, Aspilodemon) were excluded from them. Further, mapping of rearrangement characters onto this phylogeny of the Braconidae indicated parallel inversions of the mt-tRNAD gene, with the two instances of inversion distinguishable by the presence or absence of an additional tRNA gene (tRNAH). This is the first report of a parallel inversion of a mt-tRNA gene and makes the Braconidae the first metazoan family to display both parallel inversions and translocations.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMark Dowton, Robert Belshaw, Andrew D. Austin, Donald L.J. Quicke
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Molecular Evolution, 2002; 54(2):210-226
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00239-001-0003-3
dc.identifier.issn0022-2844
dc.identifier.issn1432-1432
dc.identifier.orcidAustin, A. [0000-0002-9602-2276]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/27798
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer-Verlag
dc.rights© Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 2002
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-001-0003-3
dc.subject16S rDNA
dc.subject28S rDNA
dc.subjectMorphology
dc.subjectBraconid wasp
dc.subjectEctoparasitism
dc.subjectEndoparasitism
dc.subjecttRNA gene rearrangement
dc.titleSimultaneous molecular and morphological analysis of Braconid relationships (Insecta : Hymenoptera : Braconidae) indicates independent mt-tRNA gene inversions within a single wasp family
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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