A Genome Scan for Genes Underlying Microgeographic-Scale Local Adaptation in a Wild Species

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Where does a local adaptation take place? In general, an adaptive divergence is predicted to occur between isolated populations because gene flow will erode and prevent the divergence. Therefore, previous genome-wide studies that aim to find the adaptive genes have compared populations that are usually tens of hundreds of kilometers apart. However, because nearby populations are likely to be genetically connected or connected until recently, most of the genome should be undifferentiated, leaving the genetic footprints of natural selections more pronounced. Thus, if an adaptive divergence is to be found within a small spatial scale, such case may favor the screening for the adaptive genes. Here, we took advantage of a unique small-scale local adaptation in Arabidopsis halleri subsp. gemmifera, where similar phenotypic differentiation is found across an altitudinal cline on two distinct mountains. By scanning the genome with a focus on the presence of unidirectional allele frequency shift along the altitudes, we successfully obtained genes with functions that were in line with the known phenotypic and environmental difference between altitudes. Our approach is applicable to any species that show microgeographic divergence and should help understand the genetic basis of small-scale evolution.

Vyšlo v časopise: A Genome Scan for Genes Underlying Microgeographic-Scale Local Adaptation in a Wild Species. PLoS Genet 11(7): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1005361
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