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- Title
Maintaining their genetic distance: Little evidence for introgression between widely hybridizing species of <italic>Geum</italic> with contrasting mating systems.
- Authors
Jordan, Crispin Y.; Lohse, Konrad; Turner, Frances; Thomson, Marian; Gharbi, Karim; Ennos, Richard A.
- Abstract
Abstract: Within the plant kingdom, many genera contain sister lineages with contrasting outcrossing and inbreeding mating systems that are known to hybridize. The evolutionary fate of these sister lineages is likely to be influenced by the extent to which they exchange genes. We measured gene flow between outcrossing <italic>Geum rivale</italic> and selfing <italic>Geum urbanum</italic>, sister species that hybridize in contemporary populations. We generated and used a draft genome of <italic>G. urbanum</italic> to develop dd‐RAD data scorable in both species. Coalescent analysis of RAD data from allopatric populations indicated that the species diverged 2–3 Mya, and that historical gene flow between them was extremely low (1 migrant every 25 generations). Comparison of genetic divergence between species in sympatry and allopatry, together with an analysis of allele frequencies in potential parental and hybrid populations, provided no evidence of contemporary introgression in sympatric populations. Cluster‐ and species‐specific marker analyses revealed that, apart from four early‐generation hybrids, individuals in sympatric populations fell into two genetically distinct groups that corresponded exactly to their morphological species classification with maximum individual admixture estimates of only 1–3%. However, we did observe joint segregation of four putatively introgressed SNPs across two scaffolds in the <italic>G. urbanum</italic> population that was associated with significant morphological variation, interpreted as tentative evidence for rare, recent interspecific gene flow. Overall, our results indicate that despite the presence of hybrids in contemporary populations, genetic exchange between <italic>G. rivale</italic> and <italic>G. urbanum</italic> has been extremely limited throughout their evolutionary history.
- Subjects
GENE flow; LINEAGE; GENE frequency; SELF-pollination; UNILINEAL descent (Kinship)
- Publication
Molecular Ecology, 2018, Vol 27, Issue 5, p1214
- ISSN
0962-1083
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/mec.14426