Molecular Similarities and Differences Associated with Determining the Six Species from Asteraceae Family.

Abstract

Six species from the Asteraceae family were studied using the nuclear region: ITS. This method was used to discover the molecular similarities and differences associated with determining the genetic structure.  As a result of DNA amplification and sequencing, the ITS ribosomal analysis showed genetic relationships between the species, which were distributed across several clades. A member of the Asteraceae family was studied for the first time at the molecular level in Iraq, its molecular identification was confirmed, and it was registered in the NCPI as a new species in Iraq, specifically in Baghdad Governorate.