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ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
卷 10, 期 20, 页码 10974-10985出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6508
关键词
adaptation; gene flow; genetic loci; population genetic variation; Tibetan poplar
资金
- Special Fund for Forest Scientific Research in the Public Welfare [201404102]
Plant adaptation to high altitudes has long been a substantial focus of ecological and evolutionary research. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying such adaptation remain poorly understood. Here, we address this issue by sampling, genotyping, and comparing populations of Tibetan poplar,Populus szechuanicavar.tibetica, distributed from low (similar to 2,000 m) to high altitudes (similar to 3,000 m) of Sejila Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Population structure analyses allow clear classification of two groups according to their altitudinal distributions. However, in contrast to the genetic variation within each population, differences between the two populations only explain a small portion of the total genetic variation (3.64%). We identified asymmetrical gene flow from high- to low-altitude populations. Integrating population genomic and landscape genomic analyses, we detected two hotspot regions, one containing four genes associated with altitudinal variation, and the other containing ten genes associated with response to solar radiation. These genes participate in abiotic stress resistance and regulation of reproductive processes. Our results provide insight into the genetic mechanisms underlying high-altitude adaptation in Tibetan poplar.
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