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8. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF THE GENUS LOLIUM<br />

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5. The diversification of L. perenne populations started 167 000 years ago as a response<br />

to more harsh conditions during glaciations. In the Quaternary Ice Ages it was widespread<br />

and extinct alternately. However, its populations survived in refugia in south and<br />

central part of Europe. L. perenne ssp. multiflorum has adapted to more southern conditions.<br />

Through selection during domestication and elevation to a species rank the present<br />

L. multiflorum was created.<br />

6. Spontaneous or artificial hybridisation between L. perenne and F. pratensis followed by<br />

introgression is responsible for incongruence in gene trees, and furthermore makes difficult<br />

interfering phylogeny from low copy sequences.

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