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- Title
Genomic insights into differentiation and adaptation of Amorphophallus yunnanensis in the mountainous region of Southwest China.
- Authors
Gao, Yong; Dai, Dongqin; Wang, Haibo; Wu, Weijia; Xiao, Penghui; Wu, Lifang; Wei, Xiaomei; Yin, Si
- Abstract
The role of geographical isolation and environmental adaptation in driving the differentiation and radiation of species has been a hotspot in evolutionary biology. The extremely complicated and fragmented geography of the mountainous region of Southwest China provides an excellent system for investigating the process of species divergence in heterogeneous habitats. Amorphophallus yunnanensis is a species of extreme habitat preference that resides mainly in the mountainous region of Southwest China. Here, we used restriction site‐associated DNA sequencing (RAD‐seq) to characterize the geographic pattern of genetic variation among 19 populations of A. yunnanensis as well as the genomic basis of environmental adaptation. A pattern of low population genetic diversity and high level of genetic differentiation was observed. The genomic data revealed a clear east–west genetic differentiation, with two distinct genetic lineages corresponding to the Guizhou plateau and Yunnan plateau, respectively. However, we discovered demographic expansion of the Guizhou Plateau lineage and recent hybridization in populations at the contact region. Significant levels of isolation by distance along with isolation by environment were detected. Outlier tests and genome–environment association analyses identified 89 putatively adaptive loci that might play a role in environmental adaptation. Our results suggest that the genetic divergence of A. yunnanensis is attributed to geographical isolation together with divergent selection in the mountainous region of Southwest China.
- Subjects
GUIZHOU Sheng (China); AMORPHOPHALLUS; GENETIC variation; HABITAT selection; DNA sequencing; BIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation; REPRODUCTIVE isolation
- Publication
Ecology & Evolution (20457758), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-7758
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ece3.10861