Signatures of local adaptation to current and future climate in phenology-related genes in natural populations of Quercus robur
Abstract Background Local adaptation is a key evolutionary process that enhances the growth of plants in their native habitat compared to non-native habitats, resulting in patterns of adaptive genetic variation across the entire geographic range of the species. The study of population adaptation to...
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| author | Joanna Meger Bartosz Ulaszewski Daniel J. Chmura Jarosław Burczyk |
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| description | Abstract Background Local adaptation is a key evolutionary process that enhances the growth of plants in their native habitat compared to non-native habitats, resulting in patterns of adaptive genetic variation across the entire geographic range of the species. The study of population adaptation to local environments and predicting their response to future climate change is important because of climate change. Results Here, we explored the genetic diversity of candidate genes associated with bud burst in pedunculate oak individuals sampled from 6 populations in Poland. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) diversity was assessed in 720 candidate genes using the sequence capture technique, yielding 18,799 SNPs. Using landscape genomic approaches, we identified 8 F ST outliers and 781 unique SNPs in 389 genes associated with geography, climate, and phenotypic variables (individual/family spring and autumn phenology, family diameter at breast height (DBH), height, and survival) that are potentially involved in local adaptation. Then, using a nonlinear multivariate model, Gradient Forests, we identified vulnerable areas of the pedunculate oak distribution in Poland that are at risk from climate change. Conclusions The model revealed that pedunculate oak populations in the eastern part of the analyzed geographical region are the most sensitive to climate change. Our results might offer an initial evaluation of a potential management strategy for preserving the genetic diversity of pedunculate oak. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec38fad5df534cbdaba4f0fd0cc3c7862024-01-21T12:11:46ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642024-01-0125111610.1186/s12864-023-09897-ySignatures of local adaptation to current and future climate in phenology-related genes in natural populations of Quercus roburJoanna Meger0Bartosz Ulaszewski1Daniel J. Chmura2Jarosław Burczyk3Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki UniversityDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki UniversityInstitute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of SciencesDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki UniversityAbstract Background Local adaptation is a key evolutionary process that enhances the growth of plants in their native habitat compared to non-native habitats, resulting in patterns of adaptive genetic variation across the entire geographic range of the species. The study of population adaptation to local environments and predicting their response to future climate change is important because of climate change. Results Here, we explored the genetic diversity of candidate genes associated with bud burst in pedunculate oak individuals sampled from 6 populations in Poland. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) diversity was assessed in 720 candidate genes using the sequence capture technique, yielding 18,799 SNPs. Using landscape genomic approaches, we identified 8 F ST outliers and 781 unique SNPs in 389 genes associated with geography, climate, and phenotypic variables (individual/family spring and autumn phenology, family diameter at breast height (DBH), height, and survival) that are potentially involved in local adaptation. Then, using a nonlinear multivariate model, Gradient Forests, we identified vulnerable areas of the pedunculate oak distribution in Poland that are at risk from climate change. Conclusions The model revealed that pedunculate oak populations in the eastern part of the analyzed geographical region are the most sensitive to climate change. Our results might offer an initial evaluation of a potential management strategy for preserving the genetic diversity of pedunculate oak.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09897-yLocal adaptationBud-burst phenologyGenotype-environment associationCandidate genesSequence captureForest tree |
| spellingShingle | Joanna Meger Bartosz Ulaszewski Daniel J. Chmura Jarosław Burczyk Signatures of local adaptation to current and future climate in phenology-related genes in natural populations of Quercus robur BMC Genomics Local adaptation Bud-burst phenology Genotype-environment association Candidate genes Sequence capture Forest tree |
| title | Signatures of local adaptation to current and future climate in phenology-related genes in natural populations of Quercus robur |
| title_full | Signatures of local adaptation to current and future climate in phenology-related genes in natural populations of Quercus robur |
| title_fullStr | Signatures of local adaptation to current and future climate in phenology-related genes in natural populations of Quercus robur |
| title_full_unstemmed | Signatures of local adaptation to current and future climate in phenology-related genes in natural populations of Quercus robur |
| title_short | Signatures of local adaptation to current and future climate in phenology-related genes in natural populations of Quercus robur |
| title_sort | signatures of local adaptation to current and future climate in phenology related genes in natural populations of quercus robur |
| topic | Local adaptation Bud-burst phenology Genotype-environment association Candidate genes Sequence capture Forest tree |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09897-y |
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