Milyutina, I.A. & M.S. Ignatov. Conserved hairpin
in the nuclear ITS1 of pleurocarpous
mosses and its phylogenetic significance
Arctoa (2015) 24:
216-223
doi: 10.15298/arctoa.24.22
The secondary
structure of the nuclear ITS1 transcript in pleurocarpous mosses has one hairpin which is remarkably
stable over families of Hypnales and Hookeriales, but is different in Ptychomniales
and basal pleurocarps. The structure and
transformation modes in this hairpin are described and its possible usage as a phylogenetic marker is discussed.