The impact of environment on genetic and epigenetic variation in Trifolium pratense populations from two contrasting semi-natural grasslands.

ABSTRACT: Central European grasslands, such as calcareous grasslands and oat-grass meadows, are characterized by diverse environmental conditions and management regimes. Therefore, we aimed to determine potential differences in genetic and epigenetic variation patterns between the contrasting habitats and to identify the drivers of genetic and epigenetic variation. We investigated the genetic and epigenetic variation of the ecologically variable plant species Trifolium pratense L. applying amplified fragment length polymorphism and methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism analyses. We observed low levels of genetic and epigenetic differentiation among populations and between habitat types. Genetic and epigenetic variations were not interdependent. Thus, genetic variation was significa

SUBMITTER: Lehmair TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9114947 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature