High altitude population of Arabidopsis thaliana is more plastic and adaptive under common garden than controlled condition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Population differentiation and their adaptation to a particular environment depend on their ability to respond to a new environment. This, in turn is governed to an extent, by the degree of phenotypic plasticity exhibited by the populations. The populations of same species inhabiting different climatic conditions may differ in their phenotypic plasticity. Himalayan populations of Arabidopsis thaliana originating from a steep altitude are exposed to different climatic conditions ranging from sub-tropical to temperate. Thus they might have experienced different selection pressures during evolution and may respond differently under common environmental condition.

Results

Phenotypic plasticity and differentiation of natural populations of A. thaliana grown under commo

SUBMITTER: Singh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5729231 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature