Inferring the demographic history of Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica, using amplicon sequencing.

ABSTRACT: The evolution of a species depends on multiple forces, such as demography and natural selection. To understand the trajectory and driving forces of evolution of a target species, it is first necessary to uncover that species' population history, such as past and present population sizes, subdivision and gene flow, by using appropriate genetic markers. Cryptomeria japonica is a long-lived monoecious conifer species that is distributed in Japan. There are two main lines (omote-sugi and ura-sugi), which are distinguished by apparent differences in morphological traits that may have contributed to their local adaptation. The evolution of these morphological traits seems to be related to past climatic changes in East Asia, but no precise estimate is available for the divergence time of these tw

SUBMITTER: Moriguchi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6781112 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature