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The genetics of divergence and reproductive isolation between ecotypes of Panicum hallii.

ABSTRACT: The process of plant speciation often involves the evolution of divergent ecotypes in response to differences in soil water availability between habitats. While the same set of traits is frequently associated with xeric/mesic ecotype divergence, it is unknown whether those traits evolve independently or if they evolve in tandem as a result of genetic colocalization either by pleiotropy or genetic linkage. The self-fertilizing C4 grass species Panicum hallii includes two major ecotypes found in xeric (var. hallii) or mesic (var. filipes) habitats. We constructed the first linkage map for P. hallii by genotyping a reduced representation genomic library of an F2 population derived from an intercross of var. hallii and filipes. We then evaluated the genetic architecture of divergence between these ecotypes through quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping. Overall, we mapped QTLs for nine morphological traits that are involved in the divergence between the ecotypes. QTLs for five key ecotype-differentiating traits all colocalized to the same region of linkage group five. Leaf physiological traits were less divergent between ecotypes, but we still mapped five physiological QTLs. We also discovered a two-locus Dobzhansky-Muller hybrid incompatibility. Our study suggests that ecotype-differentiating traits may evolve in tandem as a result of genetic colocalization.

SUBMITTER: Lowry DB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4265272 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The genetics of divergence and reproductive isolation between ecotypes of Panicum hallii.

Lowry David B DB Hernandez Kyle K Taylor Samuel H SH Meyer Eli E Logan Tierney L TL Barry Kerrie W KW Chapman Jarrod A JA Rokhsar Daniel S DS Schmutz Jeremy J Juenger Thomas E TE

The New phytologist 20140923 1

The process of plant speciation often involves the evolution of divergent ecotypes in response to differences in soil water availability between habitats. While the same set of traits is frequently associated with xeric/mesic ecotype divergence, it is unknown whether those traits evolve independently or if they evolve in tandem as a result of genetic colocalization either by pleiotropy or genetic linkage. The self-fertilizing C4 grass species Panicum hallii includes two major ecotypes found in x ...[more]

PMID: 25252269

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Project description:BackgroundPanicum hallii Vasey (Hall's panicgrass) is a compact, perennial C4 grass in the family Poaceae, which has potential to enable bioenergy research for switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.). Unlike P. hallii, switchgrass has a large genome, allopolyploidy, self-incompatibility, a long life cycle, and large stature-all suboptimal traits for rapid genetics research. Herein we improved tissue culture methodologies for two inbred P. hallii populations: FIL2 and HAL2, to enable further development of P. hallii as a model C4 plant.ResultsThe optimal seed-derived callus induction medium was determined to be Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with 40 mg L-1 L-cysteine, 300 mg L-1 L-proline, 3% sucrose, 1 g L-1 casein hydrolysate, 3 mg L-1 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), and 45 ?g L-1 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), which resulted in callus induction of 51?±?29% for FIL2 and 81?±?19% for HAL2. The optimal inflorescence-derived callus induction was observed on MP medium (MS medium supplemented with 2 g L-1 L-proline, 3% maltose, 5 mg L-1 2,4-D, and 500 ?g L-1 BAP), resulting in callus induction of 100?±?0.0% for FIL2 and 84?±?2.4% for HAL2. Shoot regeneration rates of 11.5?±?0.8 shoots/gram for FIL2 and 11.3?±?0.6 shoots/gram for HAL2 were achieved using seed-induced callus, whereas shoot regeneration rates of 26.2?±?2.6 shoots/gram for FIL2 and 29.3?±?3.6 shoots/gram for HAL2 were achieved from inflorescence-induced callus. Further, cell suspension cultures of P. hallii were established from seed-derived callus, providing faster generation of callus tissue compared with culture using solidified media (1.41-fold increase for FIL2 and 3.00-fold increase for HAL2).ConclusionsAside from abbreviated tissue culture times from callus induction to plant regeneration for HAL2, we noted no apparent differences between FIL2 and HAL2 populations in tissue culture performance. For both populations, the cell suspension cultures outperformed tissue cultures on solidified media. Using the methods developed in this work, P. hallii callus was induced from seeds immediately after harvest in a shorter time and with higher frequencies than switchgrass. For clonal propagation, P. hallii callus was established from R1 inflorescences, similar to switchgrass, which further strengthens the potential of this plant as a C4 model for genetic studies. The rapid cycling (seed-to-seed time) and ease of culture, further demonstrate the potential utility of P. hallii as a C4 model plant.

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The genetics of divergence and reproductive isolation between ecotypes of Panicum hallii.

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The genetics of divergence and reproductive isolation between ecotypes of Panicum hallii.

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