A single origin and high genetic diversity of cultivated medicinal herb Glehnia littoralis subsp. littoralis (Apiaceae) deciphered by SSR marker and phenotypic analysis.

ABSTRACT: Ten SSR markers based on transcriptome sequencing were employed to genotype 231 samples of G. littoralis subsp. littoralis (Apiaceae) from nine cultivated populations and seven wild populations, aiming to assess the genetic diversity and genetic structure, and elucidate the origin of the cultivated populations. Cultivated populations exhibited relatively high genetic diversity (h = 0.441, I = 0.877), slightly lower than that of their wild counterparts (h = 0.491, I = 0.930), likely due to recent domestication and ongoing gene flow between wild and cultivated germplasm. The primary cultivated population in Shandong have the crucial genetic status. A single origin of domestication was inferred through multiple analysis, and wild populations from Liaoning and Shandong are inferred to be poten

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11309482 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature