Signatures of local adaptation to current and future climate in phenology-related genes in natural populations of Quercus robur.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Local adaptation is a key evolutionary process that enhances the growth of plants in their native habitat compared to non-native habitats, resulting in patterns of adaptive genetic variation across the entire geographic range of the species. The study of population adaptation to local environments and predicting their response to future climate change is important because of climate change.

Results

Here, we explored the genetic diversity of candidate genes associated with bud burst in pedunculate oak individuals sampled from 6 populations in Poland. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) diversity was assessed in 720 candidate genes using the sequence capture technique, yielding 18,799 SNPs. Using landscape genomic approaches, we identified 8 F_ST outliers

SUBMITTER: Meger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797717 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature