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- Title
Differential introgression reveals candidate genes for selection across a spruce ( Picea sitchensis × P. glauca) hybrid zone.
- Authors
Hamilton, Jill A.; Lexer, Christian; Aitken, Sally N.
- Abstract
Differential patterns of introgression between species across ecological gradients provide a fine-scale depiction of extrinsic and intrinsic factors that contribute to the maintenance of species barriers and adaptation across heterogeneous environments., Introgression was examined for 721 individuals collected from the ecological transition zone spanning maritime to continental climates within the Picea sitchensis- Picea glauca contact zone using a panel of 268 candidate gene single nucleotide polymorphisms., Geographic clines showed a strong spatial relationship between allele frequencies and both distance from the ocean along major rivers and mean annual precipitation, indicating a strong role for environmental selection. Interspecific patterns of differentiation using outlier tests revealed three candidate genes that may be targets of long-term divergent selection between the parental species, although contemporary genomic clines within the hybrid zone suggested neutral patterns of introgression for these genes., This study provides a fine-scale analysis of locus-specific introgression, identifying a suite of candidate loci that may be targets of extrinsic or intrinsic selection, with broad application in understanding local adaptation to climate.
- Subjects
SITKA spruce; NUCLEOTIDES; HYBRID zones; GENETIC polymorphisms; LOCUS (Genetics); BIOLOGICAL adaptation
- Publication
New Phytologist, 2013, Vol 197, Issue 3, p927
- ISSN
0028-646X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/nph.12055