Phylogenetics Analysis of Some Leguminosae Family Species Based On RBCL Sequence Data

Phylogeny is the study of evolutionary relationships between species. Phylogeny is necessary to find out species' relationship with other species. In this paper, rbcL gene sequences data from NCBI database are considered for analysis. The sequence data of the rbcL gene are widely used in the reconstruction of phylogenies throughout the seed plants. Leguminosae family is one of the largest families that contain thousands of species of Plants, Herbs, Shrubs and Trees worldwide. This study shows that species of Leguminosae family which is further classified into Fabaceae (Papilionaceae), Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae; based on morphological characters has different members and the based on the DNA and PROTEIN rbcL sequence data analysis, few species are not related with each other as per morphological classification. We conclude that as per botanical classification of species belonging to Leguminosae families are classified differently based on morphological character with compare to DNA and PROTEIN rbcL sequence data.