Article
Hybridization has localized effect on genetic variation in closely related pine species.
BMC plant biology - 26 Oct 2024
Szczepański Sebastian, Łabiszak Bartosz, Lasek Martyna, Wachowiak Witold
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hybridization is a known phenomenon in nature but its genetic impact on populations of parental species remains less understood. We investigated the evolutionary consequences of the interspecific gene flow in several contact zones of closely related pine species. Using a set of genetic markers from both nuclear and organellar genomes, we analyzed four hybrid zones (384 individuals) and a large panel...
Topics
- Pinus
- Hybridization, Genetic
- Genetic Variation
- Gene Flow
- Haplotypes
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Genome, Mitochondrial
- Genome, Plant
