Publications by authors named "Jinxia Qiao"

Morels (, Ascomycota) are an extremely desired group of edible mushrooms with worldwide distribution. is a typical black morel species, belonging to the Elata clade of species. The biological and genetic studies of this mushroom are rare, largely hindering the studies of molecular breeding and evolutionary aspects.

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  • The uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau likely triggered the divergence of the subsect. Gerardianae, affecting the evolutionary history of three species: Pinus bungeana, P. gerardiana, and P. squamata.
  • Pinus bungeana showed low nucleotide diversity and possibly originated in the southern Qinling Mountains, experiencing population growth since the Last Interglacial period.
  • The divergence of these species occurred approximately 27.18 million years ago, linked to geological changes, and certain chloroplast genes displayed positive selection related to environmental adaptation.
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  • True morels are valuable edible fungi, but identifying and classifying their species has been complicated due to varying physical characteristics.
  • This study analyzed 260 individuals from 45 morel species using DNA barcoding and multiple nuclear DNA markers, finding that combining four specific DNA markers improved species identification compared to using fewer markers.
  • Phylogenetic analysis revealed two major genetic lineages within morels, with some species showing discrepancies between genetic data and traditional physical classifications, possibly due to hybridization and incomplete lineage sorting.
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