Epigenetic variation associated with responses to different habitats in the context of genetic divergence in Phragmites australis.

ABSTRACT: The mechanisms underlying heritable phenotypic divergence associated with adaptation in response to environmental stresses may involve both genetic and epigenetic variations. Several prior studies have revealed even higher levels of epigenetic variation than genetic variation. However, few population-level studies have explored the effects of epigenetic variation on species with high levels of genetic diversity distributed across different habitats. Using AFLP and methylation-sensitive AFLP markers, we tested the hypothesis that epigenetic variation may contribute to differences in plants occupying different habitats when genetic variation alone cannot fully explain adaptation. As a cosmopolitan invasive species, Phragmites australis (common reed) together with high genetic diversit

SUBMITTER: Qiu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8427615 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature