dc.contributor.author	Mercer, Elizabeth D.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-24T18:02:55Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-24T18:02:55Z
dc.date.issued	2013-06-24
dc.identifier.other	mercer-elizabeth_thesis_2013_bag.zip
dc.identifier.other	6DE7FF31-F30E-499F-4683-A6B8428CB096
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10428/1241
dc.description.abstract	The plant genus Scutellaria L. (Lamiaceae) is comprised of approximately 350 cosmopolitan species. Twenty-four species are found in the southeastern United States. The genus has been used medicinally on multiple continents, predominantly for its anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. Recently, certain species in the genus have been investigated for their ability to inhibit cancer cell growth. Despite the vast interest in the group, a molecular phylogeny has never been performed on the genus as a whole. My project involves a preliminary phylogenetic analysis of Scutellaria with representatives from every continent except Antarctica. DNA from field, herbaria (MO, NY, VSC) and lab specimens were extracted for a total of 30 species including one outgroup taxon, Holmskioldia sangunea. Gene regions sequenced include matK and the trnL intron + trnL-F spacer. The resulting phylogeny will provide preliminary scaffolding upon which a more targeted approach to medicinal screening within the genus can be based.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Catherine Bush; Richard Carter; John Elder; Gil Nelson;	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Biology	en_US
dc.subject	Scutellaria	en_US
dc.subject	Lamiaceae	en_US
dc.subject	Phylogeny	en_US
dc.subject	matK	en_US
dc.subject	trnL	en_US
dc.subject	trnL-trnF	en_US
dc.subject	Holmskioldia sangunea	en_US
dc.subject	Antarctica	en_US
dc.title	A Worldwide Phylogenetic Analysis of Scutellaria (Lamiaceae)	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US