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- Title
Genetic variation and phylogeographic history of Picea likiangensis revealed by RAPD markers.
- Authors
Xiao-Li Peng; Chang-Ming Zhao; Gui-Li Wu
- Abstract
Abstract  Repeated cycles of retreat and recolonization during the Quaternary ice ages are thought to have greatly influenced current species distributions and their genetic diversity. It remains unclear how this climatic oscillation has affected the distribution of genetic diversity between populations of wind-pollinated conifers in the Qinghai-Tibetan region. In this study, we investigated the within-species genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of Picea likiangensis, a dominant forest species in this region using polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Our results suggest that this species has high overall genetic diversity, with 85.42% of loci being polymorphic and an average expected heterozygosity (H E) of 0.239. However, there were relatively low levels of polymorphism at population levels and the differences between populations were not significant, with percentages of polymorphic bands (PPB) ranging from 46.88 to 69.76%, Neiâs gene diversity (H E) from 0.179 to 0.289 and Shannonâs indices (Hpop) from 0.267 to 0.421. In accordance with our proposed hypothesis, a high level of genetic differentiation among populations was detected based on Neiâs genetic diversity (G ST = 0.256) and AMOVA analysis (Phi st = 0.236). Gene flow between populations was found to be limited (Nm = 1.4532) and far lower than reported for other conifer species with wide distribution ranges from other regions. No clusters corresponding to three morphological varieties found in the south, north and west, respectively, were detected in either UPGMA or PCO analyses. Our results suggest that this species may have had different refugia during the glacial stages in the southern region and that the northern variety may have multiple origins from these different refugia.
- Subjects
PLANT genetics; SPRUCE; PHYLOGENY; GENETIC polymorphisms
- Publication
Trees: Structure & Function, 2007, Vol 21, Issue 4, p457
- ISSN
0931-1890
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00468-007-0138-y