Population genetic assessment of Viburnum japonicum in China using ddRAD-seq.

ABSTRACT: Viburnum japonicum is a rare plant species and endemic to the coastal region of Eastern Asia with extremely small populations. Within mainland China, this species can be only found in narrow habitats of the northeast coastal islands of Zhejiang Province. However, there are scarce conservation genetic studies on V. japonicum, which has limited the effective conservation and management of this rare species. Here, 51 individuals in four natural populations covering the Chinese geographic range of the species were sampled to assess the genetic diversity and population structure. A total of 445,060 high-quality single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified using double digest restriction-site associated sequencing (ddRAD-seq). The overall average values of observed hetero

SUBMITTER: Zhu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10267392 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature