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Differential introgression reveals candidate genes for selection across a spruce (Picea sitchensis × P. glauca) hybrid zone

  • Hamilton, Jill A. Centre for Forest Conservation Genetics and Department of Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • Lexer, Christian Department of Biology, Unit of Ecology and Evolution, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Aitken, Sally N. Centre for Forest Conservation Genetics and Department of Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    07.01.2013
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  • New Phytologist. - 2013, vol. 197, no. 3, p. 927–938
English Differential patterns of introgression between species across ecological gradients provide a fine-scale depiction of extrinsic and intrinsic factors that contribute to the maintenance of species barriers and adaptation across heterogeneous environments. Introgression was examined for 721 individuals collected from the ecological transition zone spanning maritime to continental climates within the Picea sitchensis–Picea glauca contact zone using a panel of 268 candidate gene single nucleotide polymorphisms. Geographic clines showed a strong spatial relationship between allele frequencies and both distance from the ocean along major rivers and mean annual precipitation, indicating a strong role for environmental selection. Interspecific patterns of differentiation using outlier tests revealed three candidate genes that may be targets of long-term divergent selection between the parental species, although contemporary genomic clines within the hybrid zone suggested neutral patterns of introgression for these genes. This study provides a fine-scale analysis of locus-specific introgression, identifying a suite of candidate loci that may be targets of extrinsic or intrinsic selection, with broad application in understanding local adaptation to climate.
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Faculté des sciences et de médecine
Department
Département de Biologie
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  • English
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Biological sciences
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