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Barker MS, Jiao Y, Glennon KL. Doubling down on polyploid discoveries: Global advances in genomics and ecological impacts of polyploidy. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2024; 111:e16395. [PMID: 39164922 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/22/2024]
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All flowering plants are now recognized as diploidized paleopolyploids (Jiao et al., 2011; One Thousand Plant Transcriptomes Initiative, 2019), and polyploid species comprise approximately 30% of contemporary plant species (Wood et al., 2009; Barker et al., 2016a). A major implication of these discoveries is that, to appreciate the evolution of plant diversity, we need to understand the fundamental biology of polyploids and diploidization. This need is broadly recognized by our community as there is a continued, growing interest in polyploidy as a research topic. Over the past 25 years, the sequencing and analysis of plant genomes has revolutionized our understanding of the importance of polyploid speciation to the evolution of land plants.
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- Michael S Barker
- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, 85721, AZ, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
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- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Hagen ER, Vasconcelos T, Boyko JD, Beaulieu JM. Investigating historical drivers of latitudinal gradients in polyploid plant biogeography: A multiclade perspective. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2024; 111:e16356. [PMID: 38867412 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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PREMISE The proportion of polyploid plants in a community increases with latitude, and different hypotheses have been proposed about which factors drive this pattern. Here, we aimed to understand the historical causes of the latitudinal polyploidy gradient using a combination of ancestral state reconstruction methods. Specifically, we assessed whether (1) polyploidization enables movement to higher latitudes (i.e., polyploidization precedes occurrences in higher latitudes) or (2) higher latitudes facilitate polyploidization (i.e., occurrence in higher latitudes precedes polyploidization). METHODS We reconstructed the ploidy states and ancestral niches of 1032 angiosperm species at four paleoclimatic time slices ranging from 3.3 million years ago to the present, comprising taxa from four well-represented clades: Onagraceae, Primulaceae, Solanum (Solanaceae), and Pooideae (Poaceae). We used ancestral niche reconstruction models alongside a customized discrete character evolution model to allow reconstruction of states at specific time slices. Patterns of latitudinal movement were reconstructed and compared in relation to inferred ploidy shifts. RESULTS No single hypothesis applied equally well across all analyzed clades. While significant differences in median latitudinal occurrence were detected in the largest clade, Poaceae, no significant differences were detected in latitudinal movement in any clade. CONCLUSIONS Our preliminary study is the first to attempt to connect ploidy changes to continuous latitudinal movement, but we cannot favor one hypothesis over another. Given that patterns seem to be clade-specific, more clades must be analyzed in future studies for generalities to be drawn.
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- Eric R Hagen
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 72701, AR, USA
- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3B2, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 72701, AR, USA
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 72701, AR, USA
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109, MI, USA
- Michigan Institute for Data Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109, MI, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 72701, AR, USA
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McDaniel SF. Local adaptation, recombination, and the fate of neopolyploids. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024. [PMID: 39045612 DOI: 10.1111/nph.20011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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Polyploidy is widely recognized as an important speciation mechanism because it isolates tetraploids from their diploid progenitors. Polyploidy also provides new genetic material that may facilitate adaptive evolution. However, new mutations are more likely to arise after a neopolyploid already has successfully invaded a population. Thus, the role of adaptive forces in establishing a polyploid remains unclear. One solution to this apparent paradox may lie in the capacity of polyploids to suppress recombination among preexisting locally adapted alleles. The local adaptation mechanism requires that spatially heterogeneous selection acts on multiple loci and that gene flow introduces maladapted alleles to the population where the polyploid forms. The mechanism requires neither strong genetic drift nor any intrinsic benefit of genome doubling and can accommodate any mode of gene action. A unique prediction of the mechanism is that adaptive alleles should predate polyploidization, a pattern consistent with observations from a few well-studied polyploids. The mechanism is also consistent with the coexistence of both diploid and tetraploid cytotypes, fitness heterogeneity among independently derived polyploids, and the prevalence of outcrossing among older polyploids. The local adaptation mechanism also makes novel predictions about circumstances favoring polyploid invasions that can be tested using molecular genetic or comparative approaches.
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- Stuart F McDaniel
- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Dou S, Zhang T, Wang L, Yang C, Quan C, Liang X, Ma C, Dai C. The self-compatibility is acquired after polyploidization: a case study of Brassica napus self-incompatible trilinear hybrid breeding system. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 241:1690-1707. [PMID: 38037276 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Self-incompatibility plays a vital role in angiosperms, by preventing inbreeding depression and maintaining genetic diversity within populations. Following polyploidization, many angiosperm species transition from self-incompatibility to self-compatibility. Here, we investigated the S-locus in Brassicaceae and identified distinct origins for the sRNA loci, SMI and SMI2 (SCR Methylation Inducer 1 and 2), within the S-locus. The SMI loci were found to be widespread in Cruciferae, whereas the SMI2 loci were exclusive to Brassica species. Additionally, we discovered four major S-haplotypes (BnS-1, BnS-6, BnS-7, and BnS-1300) in rapeseed. Overexpression of BnSMI-1 in self-incompatible Brassica napus ('S-70S1300S6 ') resulted in a significant increase in DNA methylation in the promoter regions of BnSCR-6 and BnSCR-1300, leading to self-compatibility. Conversely, by overexpressing a point mutation of BnSmi-1 in the 'S-70S1300S6 ' line, we observed lower levels of DNA methylation in BnSCR-6 and BnSCR-1300 promoters. Furthermore, the overexpression of BnSMI2-1300 in the 'SI-326S7S6 ' line inhibited the expression of BnSCR-7 through transcriptional repression of the Smi2 sRNA from the BnS-1300 haplotype. Our study demonstrates that the self-compatibility of rapeseed is determined by S-locus sRNA-mediated silencing of SCR after polyploidization, which helps to further breed self-incompatible or self-compatible rapeseed lines, thereby facilitating the utilization of heterosis.
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- Shengwei Dou
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
- National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Valdés-Florido A, Tan L, Maguilla E, Simón-Porcar VI, Zhou YH, Arroyo J, Escudero M. Drivers of diversification in Linum (Linaceae) by means of chromosome evolution: correlations with biogeography, breeding system and habit. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2023; 132:949-962. [PMID: 37738171 PMCID: PMC10808019 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Chromosome evolution leads to hybrid dysfunction and recombination patterns and has thus been proposed as a major driver of diversification in all branches of the tree of life, including flowering plants. In this study we used the genus Linum (flax species) to evaluate the effects of chromosomal evolution on diversification rates and on traits that are important for sexual reproduction. Linum is a useful study group because it has considerable reproductive polymorphism (heterostyly) and chromosomal variation (n = 6-36) and a complex pattern of biogeographical distribution. METHODS We tested several traditional hypotheses of chromosomal evolution. We analysed changes in chromosome number across the phylogenetic tree (ChromEvol model) in combination with diversification rates (ChromoSSE model), biogeographical distribution, heterostyly and habit (ChromePlus model). KEY RESULTS Chromosome number evolved across the Linum phylogeny from an estimated ancestral chromosome number of n = 9. While there were few apparent incidences of cladogenesis through chromosome evolution, we inferred up to five chromosomal speciation events. Chromosome evolution was not related to heterostyly but did show significant relationships with habit and geographical range. Polyploidy was negatively correlated with perennial habit, as expected from the relative commonness of perennial woodiness and absence of perennial clonality in the genus. The colonization of new areas was linked to genome rearrangements (polyploidy and dysploidy), which could be associated with speciation events during the colonization process. CONCLUSIONS Chromosome evolution is a key trait in some clades of the Linum phylogeny. Chromosome evolution directly impacts speciation and indirectly influences biogeographical processes and important plant traits.
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- Ana Valdés-Florido
- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes no. 6, 41012, Seville, Spain
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- Panxi Crops Research and Utilization Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Xichang University, Xichang, Sichuan, 615000, China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes no. 6, 41012, Seville, Spain
- Área de Botánica, Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Ctra de Utrera km 1 sn, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes no. 6, 41012, Seville, Spain
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- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes no. 6, 41012, Seville, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes no. 6, 41012, Seville, Spain
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Scott JE. The macroevolutionary dynamics of activity pattern in mammals: Primates in context. J Hum Evol 2023; 184:103436. [PMID: 37741141 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2023.103436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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Activity pattern has played a prominent role in discussions of primate evolutionary history. Most primates are either diurnal or nocturnal, but a small number are active both diurnally and nocturnally. This pattern-cathemerality-also occurs at low frequency across mammals. Using a large sample of mammalian species, this study evaluates two macroevolutionary hypotheses proposed to explain why cathemerality is less common than diurnality and nocturnality: 1) that cathemeral lineages have higher extinction probabilities (differential diversification) and 2) that transitions out of cathemerality are more frequent, making it a less persistent state (differential state persistence). Rates of speciation, extinction, and transition between character states were estimated using hidden-rates models applied to a phylogenetic tree containing 3013 mammals classified by activity pattern. The models failed to detect consistent differences in diversification dynamics among activity patterns, but there is strong support for differential state persistence. Transition rates out of cathemerality tend to be much higher than transition rates out of nocturnality. Transition rates out of diurnality are similar to those for cathemerality in most clades, with two important exceptions: diurnality is unusually persistent in anthropoid primates and sciurid rodents. These two groups combine very low rates of transition out of diurnality with high speciation rates. This combination has no parallels among cathemeral lineages, explaining why diurnality has become more common than cathemerality in mammals. Similarly, the combination of rates found in anthropoids is sufficient to explain the low relative frequency of cathemerality in primates, making it unnecessary to appeal to high extinction probabilities in cathemeral lineages in this clade. These findings support the hypothesis that the distribution of activity patterns across mammals has been influenced primarily by differential state persistence, whereas the effect of differential diversification appears to have been more idiosyncratic.
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- Jeremiah E Scott
- Department of Medical Anatomical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA.
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Anderson B, Pannell J, Billiard S, Burgarella C, de Boer H, Dufay M, Helmstetter AJ, Méndez M, Otto SP, Roze D, Sauquet H, Schoen D, Schönenberger J, Vallejo-Marin M, Zenil-Ferguson R, Käfer J, Glémin S. Opposing effects of plant traits on diversification. iScience 2023; 26:106362. [PMID: 37034980 PMCID: PMC10074578 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Species diversity can vary dramatically across lineages due to differences in speciation and extinction rates. Here, we explore the effects of several plant traits on diversification, finding that most traits have opposing effects on diversification. For example, outcrossing may increase the efficacy of selection and adaptation but also decrease mate availability, two processes with contrasting effects on lineage persistence. Such opposing trait effects can manifest as differences in diversification rates that depend on ecological context, spatiotemporal scale, and associations with other traits. The complexity of pathways linking traits to diversification suggests that the mechanistic underpinnings behind their correlations may be difficult to interpret with any certainty, and context dependence means that the effects of specific traits on diversification are likely to differ across multiple lineages and timescales. This calls for taxonomically and context-controlled approaches to studies that correlate traits and diversification.
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Helmstetter AJ, Zenil-Ferguson R, Sauquet H, Otto SP, Méndez M, Vallejo-Marin M, Schönenberger J, Burgarella C, Anderson B, de Boer H, Glémin S, Käfer J. Trait-dependent diversification in angiosperms: Patterns, models and data. Ecol Lett 2023; 26:640-657. [PMID: 36829296 DOI: 10.1111/ele.14170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Variation in species richness across the tree of life, accompanied by the incredible variety of ecological and morphological characteristics found in nature, has inspired many studies to link traits with species diversification. Angiosperms are a highly diverse group that has fundamentally shaped life on earth since the Cretaceous, and illustrate how species diversification affects ecosystem functioning. Numerous traits and processes have been linked to differences in species richness within this group, but we know little about their relative importance and how they interact. Here, we synthesised data from 152 studies that used state-dependent speciation and extinction (SSE) models on angiosperm clades. Intrinsic traits related to reproduction and morphology were often linked to diversification but a set of universal drivers did not emerge as traits did not have consistent effects across clades. Importantly, SSE model results were correlated to data set properties - trees that were larger, older or less well-sampled tended to yield trait-dependent outcomes. We compared these properties to recommendations for SSE model use and provide a set of best practices to follow when designing studies and reporting results. Finally, we argue that SSE model inferences should be considered in a larger context incorporating species' ecology, demography and genetics.
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- Andrew J Helmstetter
- Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité-CEntre de Synthèse et d'Analyse sur la Biodiversité, Montpellier, France
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- National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Area of Biodiversity and Conservation, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
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- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- CNRS, Ecosystèmes Biodiversité Evolution (Université de Rennes), Rennes, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR 5558, Villeurbanne, France
- DIADE, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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Freyman WA, Johnson MG, Rothfels CJ. homologizer: Phylogenetic phasing of gene copies into polyploid subgenomes. Methods Ecol Evol 2023. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.14072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
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- Department of Biological Sciences Texas Tech University Lubbock Texas USA
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- University Herbarium and Department of Integrative Biology University of California Berkeley California USA
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Novikova PY, Kolesnikova UK, Scott AD. Ancestral self-compatibility facilitates the establishment of allopolyploids in Brassicaceae. PLANT REPRODUCTION 2023; 36:125-138. [PMID: 36282331 PMCID: PMC9957919 DOI: 10.1007/s00497-022-00451-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
Self-incompatibility systems based on self-recognition evolved in hermaphroditic plants to maintain genetic variation of offspring and mitigate inbreeding depression. Despite these benefits in diploid plants, for polyploids who often face a scarcity of mating partners, self-incompatibility can thwart reproduction. In contrast, self-compatibility provides an immediate advantage: a route to reproductive viability. Thus, diploid selfing lineages may facilitate the formation of new allopolyploid species. Here, we describe the mechanism of establishment of at least four allopolyploid species in Brassicaceae (Arabidopsis suecica, Arabidopsis kamchatica, Capsella bursa-pastoris, and Brassica napus), in a manner dependent on the prior loss of the self-incompatibility mechanism in one of the ancestors. In each case, the degraded S-locus from one parental lineage was dominant over the functional S-locus of the outcrossing parental lineage. Such dominant loss-of-function mutations promote an immediate transition to selfing in allopolyploids and may facilitate their establishment.
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- Polina Yu Novikova
- Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linne-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany.
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- Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linne-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linne-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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Duan T, Sicard A, Glémin S, Lascoux M. Expression pattern of resynthesized allotetraploid Capsella is determined by hybridization, not whole-genome duplication. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 237:339-353. [PMID: 36254103 PMCID: PMC10099941 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Polyploidization, the process leading to the increase in chromosome sets, is a major evolutionary transition in plants. Whole-genome duplication (WGD) within the same species gives rise to autopolyploids, whereas allopolyploids result from a compound process with two distinct components: WGD and interspecific hybridization. To dissect the instant effects of WGD and hybridization on gene expression and phenotype, we created a series of synthetic hybrid and polyploid Capsella plants, including diploid hybrids, autotetraploids of both parental species, and two kinds of resynthesized allotetraploids with different orders of WGD and hybridization. Hybridization played a major role in shaping the relative expression pattern of the neo-allopolyploids, whereas WGD had almost no immediate effect on relative gene expression pattern but, nonetheless, still affected phenotypes. No transposable element-mediated genomic shock scenario was observed in either neo-hybrids or neo-polyploids. Finally, WGD and hybridization interacted and the distorting effects of WGD were less strong in hybrids. Whole-genome duplication may even improve hybrid fertility. In summary, while the initial relative gene expression pattern in neo-allotetraploids was almost entirely determined by hybridization, WGD only had trivial effects on relative expression patterns, both processes interacted and had a strong impact on physical attributes and meiotic behaviors.
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- Tianlin Duan
- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre and Science for Life LaboratoryUppsala University75236UppsalaSweden
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- Department of Plant BiologySwedish University of Agricultural Sciences750 07UppsalaSweden
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre and Science for Life LaboratoryUppsala University75236UppsalaSweden
- UMR CNRS 6553 ECOBIOCampus Beaulieu, bât 14a, p.118, CS 7420535042RennesFrance
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre and Science for Life LaboratoryUppsala University75236UppsalaSweden
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Kapoor B, Kumar P, Verma V, Irfan M, Sharma R, Bhargava B. How plants conquered land: evolution of terrestrial adaptation. J Evol Biol 2023; 36:5-14. [PMID: 36083189 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.14062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The transition of plants from water to land is considered one of the most significant events in the evolution of life on Earth. The colonization of land by plants, accompanied by their morphological, physiological and developmental changes, resulted in plant biodiversity. Besides significantly influencing oxygen levels in the air and on land, plants manufacture organic matter from CO2 and water with the help of sunlight, paving the way for the diversification of nonplant lineages ranging from microscopic organisms to animals. Land plants regulate the climate by adjusting total biomass and energy flow. At the genetic level, these innovations are achieved through the rearrangement of pre-existing genetic information. Advances in genome sequencing technology are revamping our understanding of plant evolution. This study highlights the morphological and genomic innovations that allow plants to integrate life on Earth.
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- Bhuvnesh Kapoor
- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Agrotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Agrotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Mating system and speciation I: Accumulation of genetic incompatibilities in allopatry. PLoS Genet 2022; 18:e1010353. [PMID: 36520924 PMCID: PMC9799327 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Self-fertilisation is widespread among hermaphroditic species across the tree of life. Selfing has many consequences on the genetic diversity and the evolutionary dynamics of populations, which may in turn affect macroevolutionary processes such as speciation. On the one hand, because selfing increases genetic drift and reduces migration rate among populations, it may be expected to promote speciation. On the other hand, because selfing reduces the efficacy of selection, it may be expected to hamper ecological speciation. To better understand under which conditions and in which direction selfing affects the build-up of reproductive isolation, an explicit population genetics model is required. Here, we focus on the interplay between genetic drift, selection and genetic linkage by studying speciation without gene flow. We test how fast populations with different rates of selfing accumulate mutations leading to genetic incompatibilities. When speciation requires populations to pass through a fitness valley caused by underdominant and compensatory mutations, selfing reduces the depth and/or breadth of the valley, and thus overall facilitates the fixation of incompatibilities. When speciation does not require populations to pass through a fitness valley, as for Bateson-Dobzhanzky-Muller incompatibilities (BDMi), the lower effective population size and higher genetic linkage in selfing populations both facilitate the fixation of incompatibilities. Interestingly, and contrary to intuitive expectations, local adaptation does not always accelerate the fixation of incompatibilities in outcrossing relative to selfing populations. Our work helps to clarify how incompatibilities accumulate in selfing vs. outcrossing lineages, and has repercussions on the pace of speciation as well as on the genetic architecture of reproductive isolation.
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Godin VN. Trioecy in Flowering Plants. DOKLADY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTIONS 2022; 507:301-311. [PMID: 36781527 DOI: 10.1134/s0012496622060023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Populations of trioecious plants consists of individuals with staminate, pistillate, and hermaphrodite flowers. Trioecy is extremely rare in angiosperms, and relevant data are scarce. A list of trioecious plants found in the global flora was compiled on the basis of literature data and original research. The list includes 80 species of 46 genera, which represent 33 families and 21 orders of flowering plants. Trioecy is found in 7.9% of families, 0.3% of genera, and 0.03% of species in angiosperms. Trioecious species are now unknown in basal angiosperms, uncommon in magnoliids, and rather rare in monocots. The overwhelming majority (87.5%) of trioecious plants belong to Superrosids (30 species) and Superasterids (40 species). The greatest numbers of trioecious species are found in the families Rosaceae (nine species of two genera), Caprifoliaceae (seven species of one genus), Scrophulariaceae (seven species of one genus), Caryophyllaceae (six species of two genera), and Celastraceae (six species of two genera). Almost half of the identified trioecious species represent five genera: Fragaria L. (eight species), Valeriana L. (seven species), Buddleja L. (seven species), Maytenus Molina (five species), and Silene L. (five species). An association with trioecy was analyzed for several biological and ecological factors, such as the life form, the method of pollination, the perianth color, the pericarp consistency, the presence of related dioecious species in the same genus, the latitudinal position, and the distribution through floristic phytochoria. A lability of sex differentiation in certain trioecious plants, the proportion of sex forms in a population, a possible association with polyploidy, and mechanisms of trioecy maintenance and evolution in flowering plants are discussed.
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- V N Godin
- Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russia. .,Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Novosibirsk, Russia.
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AbstractEvolvability is best addressed from a multi-level, macroevolutionary perspective through a comparative approach that tests for among-clade differences in phenotypic diversification in response to an opportunity, such as encountered after a mass extinction, entering a new adaptive zone, or entering a new geographic area. Analyzing the dynamics of clades under similar environmental conditions can (partially) factor out shared external drivers to recognize intrinsic differences in evolvability, aiming for a macroevolutionary analog of a common-garden experiment. Analyses will be most powerful when integrating neontological and paleontological data: determining differences among extant populations that can be hypothesized to generate large-scale, long-term contrasts in evolvability among clades; or observing large-scale differences among clade histories that can by hypothesized to reflect contrasts in genetics and development observed directly in extant populations. However, many comparative analyses can be informative on their own, as explored in this overview. Differences in clade-level evolvability can be visualized in diversity-disparity plots, which can quantify positive and negative departures of phenotypic productivity from stochastic expectations scaled to taxonomic diversification. Factors that evidently can promote evolvability include modularity—when selection aligns with modular structure or with morphological integration patterns; pronounced ontogenetic changes in morphology, as in allometry or multiphase life cycles; genome size; and a variety of evolutionary novelties, which can also be evaluated using macroevolutionary lags between the acquisition of a trait and phenotypic diversification, and dead-clade-walking patterns that may signal a loss of evolvability when extrinsic factors can be excluded. High speciation rates may indirectly foster phenotypic evolvability, and vice versa. Mechanisms are controversial, but clade evolvability may be higher in the Cambrian, and possibly early in the history of clades at other times; in the tropics; and, for marine organisms, in shallow-water disturbed habitats.
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Tel-Zur N. Breeding an underutilized fruit crop: a long-term program for Hylocereus. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2022; 9:uhac078. [PMID: 35707296 PMCID: PMC9189603 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This review describes three decades of introduction, agro-technology development, breeding and selection of Hylocereus species, known as pitaya or dragon fruit, as an example of a holistic program aimed to develop the horticultural potential of a perennial underutilized fruit crop. Interspecific homoploid and interploid crosses and embryo rescue procedures produced improved hybrids, some of which have been released to farmers. Molecular tools and morphological and phenological comparisons between the parental species and the resulting hybrids provided valuable information on dominant/recessive traits and on genetic relationships that could be exploited for further hybridizations. In addition, Hylocereus were crossed with species of the closely related genus Selenicereus, producing valuable intergeneric hybrids. In situ chromosome doubling resulted in the production of autopolyploid lines, from which an understanding of the effect of increased ploidy on fruit traits and metabolomic profiles was obtained. Gamete-derived lines were produced, adding to our biobank homozygote lines that were subsequently used for further hybridization. Spontaneous chromosome doubling occurred in haploid gamete-derived Hylocereus monacanthus lines and in interspecific interploid Hylocereus megalanthus × H. undatus hybrids obtained from an embryo rescue procedure, resulting in plants with double the expected ploidy. Challenging technical problems were addressed by the development of protocols for DNA isolation, flow cytometry, in situ chromosome doubling, androgenesis, gynogenesis and embryo rescue following interspecific and interploidy crosses. Current research leading to the development of genomics and molecular tools, including a draft genome of H. undatus, is also presented. Perspectives for further development of Hylocereus species and hybrids are discussed.
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Deanna R, Acosta MC, Scaldaferro M, Chiarini F. Chromosome Evolution in the Family Solanaceae. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:787590. [PMID: 35154179 PMCID: PMC8832121 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.787590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This review summarizes and discusses the knowledge of cytogenetics in Solanaceae, the tomato family, its current applications, and prospects for making progress in fundamental systematic botany and plant evolution. We compile information on basic chromosome features (number, size, morphology) and molecular cytogenetics (chromosome banding and rDNA patterns). These data were mapped onto the Solanaceae family tree to better visualize the changes in chromosome features and evaluate them in a phylogenetic context. We conclude that chromosomal features are important in understanding the evolution of the family, especially in delimiting clades, and therefore it is necessary to continue producing this type of data. The potential for future applications in plant biology is outlined. Finally, we provide insights into understanding the mechanisms underlying Solanaceae's diversification that could substantially contribute to developing new approaches for future research.
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- Rocío Deanna
- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (CONICET-UNC), Córdoba, Argentina
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (CONICET-UNC), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (CONICET-UNC), Córdoba, Argentina
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Fumia N, Pironon S, Rubinoff D, Khoury CK, Gore MA, Kantar MB. Wild relatives of potato may bolster its adaptation to new niches under future climate scenarios. Food Energy Secur 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/fes3.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Nathan Fumia
- Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Science University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu Hawaii USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu Hawaii USA
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- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Cali Colombia
- San Diego Botanic Garden Encinitas California USA
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section School of Integrative Plant Science Cornell University Ithaca New York USA
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- Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Science University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu Hawaii USA
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Fumia N, Rubinoff D, Zenil-Ferguson R, Khoury CK, Pironon S, Gore MA, Kantar MB. Interactions between breeding system and ploidy affect niche breadth in Solanum. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2022; 9:211862. [PMID: 35116168 PMCID: PMC8767206 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.211862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Understanding the factors driving ecological and evolutionary interactions of economically important plant species is important for agricultural sustainability. The geography of crop wild relatives, including wild potatoes (Solanum section Petota), have received attention; however, such information has not been analysed in combination with phylogenetic histories, genomic composition and reproductive systems to identify potential species for use in breeding for abiotic stress tolerance. We used a combination of ordinary least-squares (OLS) and phylogenetic generalized least-squares (PGLM) analyses to identify the discrete climate classes that make up the climate niche that wild potato species inhabit in the context of breeding system and ploidy. Self-incompatible diploid or self-compatible polyploid species significantly increase the number of discrete climate classes within a climate niche inhabited. This result was sustained when correcting for phylogenetic non-independence in the linear model. Our results support the idea that specific breeding system and ploidy combinations increase niche breadth through the decoupling of geographical range and niche diversity, and therefore, these species may be of particular interest for crop adaptation to a changing climate.
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- Nathan Fumia
- Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia
- San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas, CA, USA
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
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Tribble CM, Freyman WA, Landis MJ, Lim JY, Barido‐Sottani J, Kopperud BT, Hӧhna S, May MR. RevGadgets: An R package for visualizing Bayesian phylogenetic analyses from RevBayes. Methods Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Carrie M. Tribble
- Department of Integrative Biology University of California Berkeley CA USA
- University Herbarium University of California Berkeley CA USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore City Singapore
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology Iowa State University Ames IA USA
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- GeoBio‐Center Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München Munich Germany
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Paleontology & Geobiology Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München Munich Germany
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- GeoBio‐Center Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München Munich Germany
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Paleontology & Geobiology Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München Munich Germany
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- Department of Integrative Biology University of California Berkeley CA USA
- University Herbarium University of California Berkeley CA USA
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Helmstetter AJ, Glemin S, Käfer J, Zenil-Ferguson R, Sauquet H, de Boer H, Dagallier LPMJ, Mazet N, Reboud EL, Couvreur TLP, Condamine FL. Pulled Diversification Rates, Lineages-Through-Time Plots and Modern Macroevolutionary Modelling. Syst Biol 2021; 71:758-773. [PMID: 34613395 PMCID: PMC9016617 DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syab083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Estimating time-dependent rates of speciation and extinction from dated phylogenetic trees of extant species (timetrees), and determining how and why they vary, is key to understanding how ecological and evolutionary processes shape biodiversity. Due to an increasing availability of phylogenetic trees, a growing number of process-based methods relying on the birth–death model have been developed in the last decade to address a variety of questions in macroevolution. However, this methodological progress has regularly been criticized such that one may wonder how reliable the estimations of speciation and extinction rates are. In particular, using lineages-through-time (LTT) plots, a recent study has shown that there are an infinite number of equally likely diversification scenarios that can generate any timetree. This has led to questioning whether or not diversification rates should be estimated at all. Here, we summarize, clarify, and highlight technical considerations on recent findings regarding the capacity of models to disentangle diversification histories. Using simulations, we illustrate the characteristics of newly proposed “pulled rates” and their utility. We recognize that the recent findings are a step forward in understanding the behavior of macroevolutionary modeling, but they in no way suggest we should abandon diversification modeling altogether. On the contrary, the study of macroevolution using phylogenetic trees has never been more exciting and promising than today. We still face important limitations in regard to data availability and methods, but by acknowledging them we can better target our joint efforts as a scientific community. [Birth–death models; extinction; phylogenetics; speciation.]
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- Andrew J Helmstetter
- Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité - Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity, 34000 Montpellier, France
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- CNRS, Ecosystmes Biodiversit Evolution (Universit de Rennes), 35000 Rennes, France
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- Universit de Lyon, Universit Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biomtrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR 5558, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia.,Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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- CNRS, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (Universit de Montpellier), Place Eugne Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- CNRS, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (Universit de Montpellier), Place Eugne Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
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- CNRS, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (Universit de Montpellier), Place Eugne Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France
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Wang H, Dang J, Wu D, Xie Z, Yan S, Luo J, Guo Q, Liang G. Genotyping of polyploid plants using quantitative PCR: application in the breeding of white-fleshed triploid loquats (Eriobotrya japonica). PLANT METHODS 2021; 17:93. [PMID: 34479588 PMCID: PMC8418031 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-021-00792-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ploidy manipulation is effective in seedless loquat breeding, in which flesh color is a key agronomic and economic trait. Few techniques are currently available for detecting the genotypes of polyploids in plants, but this ability is essential for most genetic research and molecular breeding. RESULTS We developed a system for genotyping by quantitative PCR (qPCR) that allowed flesh color genotyping in multiple tetraploid and triploid loquat varieties (lines). The analysis of 13 different ratios of DNA mixtures between two homozygous diploids (AA and aa) showed that the proportion of allele A has a high correlation (R2 = 0.9992) with parameter b [b = a1/(a1 + a2)], which is derived from the two normalized allele signals (a1 and a2) provided by qPCR. Cluster analysis and variance analysis from simulating triploid and tetraploid hybrids provided completely correct allelic configurations. Four genotypes (AAA, AAa, Aaa, aaa) were found in triploid loquats, and four (AAAA, AAAa, AAaa, Aaaa; absence of aaaa homozygotes) were found in tetraploid loquats. DNA markers analysis showed that the segregation of flesh color in all F1 hybrids conformed to Mendel's law. When tetraploid B431 was the female parent, more white-fleshed triploids occurred among the progeny. CONCLUSIONS qPCR can detect the flesh color genotypes of loquat polyploids and provides an alternative method for analyzing polyploid genotype and breeding, dose effects and allele-specific expression.
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- Haiyan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountains Regions of Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China.
- State Cultivation Base of Crop Stress Biology for Southern Mountainous Land of Southwest University, Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Bachmann JA, Tedder A, Fracassetti M, Steige KA, Lafon-Placette C, Köhler C, Slotte T. On the origin of the widespread self-compatible allotetraploid Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae). Heredity (Edinb) 2021; 127:124-134. [PMID: 33875831 PMCID: PMC8249383 DOI: 10.1038/s41437-021-00434-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication, is a common speciation mechanism in plants. An important barrier to polyploid establishment is a lack of compatible mates. Because self-compatibility alleviates this problem, it has long been hypothesized that there should be an association between polyploidy and self-compatibility (SC), but empirical support for this prediction is mixed. Here, we investigate whether the molecular makeup of the Brassicaceae self-incompatibility (SI) system, and specifically dominance relationships among S-haplotypes mediated by small RNAs, could facilitate loss of SI in allopolyploid crucifers. We focus on the allotetraploid species Capsella bursa-pastoris, which formed ~300 kya by hybridization and whole-genome duplication involving progenitors from the lineages of Capsella orientalis and Capsella grandiflora. We conduct targeted long-read sequencing to assemble and analyze eight full-length S-locus haplotypes, representing both homeologous subgenomes of C. bursa-pastoris. We further analyze small RNA (sRNA) sequencing data from flower buds to identify candidate dominance modifiers. We find that C. orientalis-derived S-haplotypes of C. bursa-pastoris harbor truncated versions of the male SI specificity gene SCR and express a conserved sRNA-based candidate dominance modifier with a target in the C. grandiflora-derived S-haplotype. These results suggest that pollen-level dominance may have facilitated loss of SI in C. bursa-pastoris. Finally, we demonstrate that spontaneous somatic tetraploidization after a wide cross between C. orientalis and C. grandiflora can result in production of self-compatible tetraploid offspring. We discuss the implications of this finding on the mode of formation of this widespread weed.
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- Jörg A. Bachmann
- grid.10548.380000 0004 1936 9377Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- grid.10548.380000 0004 1936 9377Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden ,grid.6268.a0000 0004 0379 5283Present Address: School of Chemistry and Biosciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
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- grid.10548.380000 0004 1936 9377Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- grid.10548.380000 0004 1936 9377Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden ,grid.6190.e0000 0000 8580 3777Present Address: Institute of Botany, Biozentrum, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- grid.6341.00000 0000 8578 2742Department of Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences & Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala, Sweden ,grid.4491.80000 0004 1937 116XPresent Address: Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- grid.6341.00000 0000 8578 2742Department of Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences & Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala, Sweden
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- grid.10548.380000 0004 1936 9377Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Science for Life Laboratory, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Román-Palacios C, Medina CA, Zhan SH, Barker MS. Animal chromosome counts reveal a similar range of chromosome numbers but with less polyploidy in animals compared to flowering plants. J Evol Biol 2021; 34:1333-1339. [PMID: 34101952 DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Understanding the mechanisms that underlie chromosome evolution could provide insights into the processes underpinning the origin, persistence and evolutionary tempo of lineages. Here, we present the first database of chromosome counts for animals (the Animal Chromosome Count database, ACC) summarizing chromosome numbers for ~15,000 species. We found remarkable a similarity in the distribution of chromosome counts between animals and flowering plants. Nevertheless, the similarity in the distribution of chromosome numbers between animals and plants is likely to be explained by different drivers. For instance, we found that while animals and flowering plants exhibit similar frequencies of speciation-related changes in chromosome number, plant speciation is more often related to changes in ploidy. By leveraging the largest data set of chromosome counts for animals, we describe a previously undocumented pattern across the Tree of Life-animals and flowering plants show remarkably similar distributions of haploid chromosome numbers.
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.,Department of Zoology and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Rothfels CJ. Polyploid phylogenetics. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 230:66-72. [PMID: 33491778 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Polyploidy is a dominant feature of extant plant diversity. However, major research questions, including whether polyploidy is important to long-term evolution or is just 'evolutionary noise', remain unresolved due to difficulties associated with the generation and analysis of data from polyploid lineages. Many of these difficulties have been recently overcome, such that it is now often relatively straightforward to infer the full and often reticulate phylogenetic history of groups with recently formed polyploids. This nascent field of 'polyploid phylogenetics' allows researchers to tackle long-standing questions of polyploid macroevolution, supplies the foundation for mechanistic models of ploidy change, and provides the opportunity to include a more complete and representative sample of plant taxa in our analyses in general.
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- Carl J Rothfels
- Department of Integrative Biology, University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94702, USA
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Muyle A, Martin H, Zemp N, Mollion M, Gallina S, Tavares R, Silva A, Bataillon T, Widmer A, Glémin S, Touzet P, Marais GAB. Dioecy Is Associated with High Genetic Diversity and Adaptation Rates in the Plant Genus Silene. Mol Biol Evol 2021; 38:805-818. [PMID: 32926156 PMCID: PMC7947750 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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About 15,000 angiosperm species (∼6%) have separate sexes, a phenomenon known as dioecy. Why dioecious taxa are so rare is still an open question. Early work reported lower species richness in dioecious compared with nondioecious sister clades, raising the hypothesis that dioecy may be an evolutionary dead-end. This hypothesis has been recently challenged by macroevolutionary analyses that detected no or even positive effect of dioecy on diversification. However, the possible genetic consequences of dioecy at the population level, which could drive the long-term fate of dioecious lineages, have not been tested so far. Here, we used a population genomics approach in the Silene genus to look for possible effects of dioecy, especially for potential evidence of evolutionary handicaps of dioecy underlying the dead-end hypothesis. We collected individual-based RNA-seq data from several populations in 13 closely related species with different sexual systems: seven dioecious, three hermaphroditic, and three gynodioecious species. We show that dioecy is associated with increased genetic diversity, as well as higher selection efficacy both against deleterious mutations and for beneficial mutations. The results hold after controlling for phylogenetic inertia, differences in species census population sizes and geographic ranges. We conclude that dioecious Silene species neither show signs of increased mutational load nor genetic evidence for extinction risk. We discuss these observations in the light of the possible demographic differences between dioecious and self-compatible hermaphroditic species and how this could be related to alternatives to the dead-end hypothesis to explain the rarity of dioecy.
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- Aline Muyle
- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive (UMR 5558), CNRS/Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA
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- University of Lille, CNRS, UMR 8198—Evo-Eco-Paleo, F-59000 Lille, France
- Département de Biologie, Institut de Biologie Integrative et des Systèmes, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Genetic Diversity Centre (GDC), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Bioinformatics Research Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- University of Lille, CNRS, UMR 8198—Evo-Eco-Paleo, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive (UMR 5558), CNRS/Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- Centro de Interpretação da Serra da Estrela (CISE), Seia, Portugal
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- Bioinformatics Research Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- CNRS, ECOBIO [(Ecosystèmes, Biodiversité, Évolution)]—UMR 6553, University of Rennes, Rennes, France
- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Center and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- University of Lille, CNRS, UMR 8198—Evo-Eco-Paleo, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive (UMR 5558), CNRS/Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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Rice A, Mayrose I. Model adequacy tests for probabilistic models of chromosome-number evolution. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 229:3602-3613. [PMID: 33226654 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Chromosome number is a central feature of eukaryote genomes. Deciphering patterns of chromosome-number change along a phylogeny is central to the inference of whole genome duplications and ancestral chromosome numbers. ChromEvol is a probabilistic inference tool that allows the evaluation of several models of chromosome-number evolution and their fit to the data. However, fitting a model does not necessarily mean that the model describes the empirical data adequately. This vulnerability may lead to incorrect conclusions when model assumptions are not met by real data. Here, we present a model adequacy test for likelihood models of chromosome-number evolution. The procedure allows us to determine whether the model can generate data with similar characteristics as those found in the observed ones. We demonstrate that using inadequate models can lead to inflated errors in several inference tasks. Applying the developed method to 200 angiosperm genera, we find that in many of these, the best-fitting model provides poor fit to the data. The inadequacy rate increases in large clades or in those in which hybridizations are present. The developed model adequacy test can help researchers to identify phylogenies whose underlying evolutionary patterns deviate substantially from current modelling assumptions and should guide future methods development.
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- Anna Rice
- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel
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Kaj I, Glémin S, Tahir D, Lascoux M. Analysis of diversity-dependent species evolution using concepts in population genetics. J Math Biol 2021; 82:22. [PMID: 33634353 PMCID: PMC7907050 DOI: 10.1007/s00285-021-01559-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In this work, we consider a two-type species model with trait-dependent speciation, extinction and transition rates under an evolutionary time scale. The scaling approach and the diffusion approximation techniques which are widely used in mathematical population genetics provide modeling tools and conceptual background to assist in the study of species dynamics, and help exploring the analogy between trait-dependent species diversification and the evolution of allele frequencies in the population genetics setting. The analytical framework specified is then applied to models incorporating diversity-dependence, in order to infer effective results from processes in which the net diversification of species depends on the total number of species. In particular, the long term fate of a rare trait may be analyzed under a partly symmetric scenario, using a time-change transform technique.
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- Ingemar Kaj
- Department of Mathematics, Uppsala University, Box 480, Uppsala, 751 06 Sweden
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- CNRS, Université Rennes 1, ECOBIO (écosystèmes, biodiversité, évolution) – UMR 6553, Avenue du général Leclerc, 35042 Rennes, France
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- Department of Mathematics, Uppsala University, Box 480, Uppsala, 751 06 Sweden
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- Program in Plant Ecology and Evolution, Department of Ecology and Genetics, EBC, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, Uppsala, 752 36 Sweden
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Spoelhof JP, Soltis DE, Soltis PS. Habitat Shape Affects Polyploid Establishment in a Spatial, Stochastic Model. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:592356. [PMID: 33304370 PMCID: PMC7701104 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.592356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Polyploidy contributes massively to the taxonomic and genomic diversity of angiosperms, but certain aspects of polyploid evolution are still enigmatic. The establishment of a new polyploid lineage following whole-genome duplication (WGD) is a critical step for all polyploid species, but this process is difficult to identify and observe in nature. Mathematical models offer an opportunity to study this process by varying parameters related to the populations, habitats, and organisms involved in the polyploid establishment process. While several models of polyploid establishment have been published previously, very few incorporate spatial factors, including spatial relationships between organisms, habitat shape, or population density. This study presents a stochastic, spatial model of polyploid establishment that shows how factors such as habitat shape and dispersal type can influence the fixation and persistence of nascent polyploids and modulate the effects of other factors. This model predicts that narrow, constrained habitats such as roadsides and coastlines may enhance polyploid establishment, particularly in combination with frequent clonal reproduction, limited dispersal, and high population density. The similarity between this scenario and the growth of many invasive or colonizing species along disturbed, narrow habitats such as roadsides may offer a partial explanation of the prevalence of polyploidy among invasive species.
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- Jonathan P. Spoelhof
- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Escudero M, Wendel JF. The grand sweep of chromosomal evolution in angiosperms. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2020; 228:805-808. [PMID: 32772369 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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- Marcial Escudero
- Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Seville, Reina Mercedes s/n, Seville, ES-41012, Spain
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
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Landis JB, Kurti A, Lawhorn AJ, Litt A, McCarthy EW. Differential Gene Expression with an Emphasis on Floral Organ Size Differences in Natural and Synthetic Polyploids of Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae). Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E1097. [PMID: 32961813 PMCID: PMC7563459 DOI: 10.3390/genes11091097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Floral organ size, especially the size of the corolla, plays an important role in plant reproduction by facilitating pollination efficiency. Previous studies have outlined a hypothesized organ size pathway. However, the expression and function of many of the genes in the pathway have only been investigated in model diploid species; therefore, it is unknown how these genes interact in polyploid species. Although correlations between ploidy and cell size have been shown in many systems, it is unclear whether there is a difference in cell size between naturally occurring and synthetic polyploids. To address these questions comparing floral organ size and cell size across ploidy, we use natural and synthetic polyploids of Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) as well as their known diploid progenitors. We employ a comparative transcriptomics approach to perform analyses of differential gene expression, focusing on candidate genes that may be involved in floral organ size, both across developmental stages and across accessions. We see differential expression of several known floral organ candidate genes including ARF2, BIG BROTHER, and GASA/GAST1. Results from linear models show that ploidy, cell width, and cell number positively influence corolla tube circumference; however, the effect of cell width varies by ploidy, and diploids have a significantly steeper slope than both natural and synthetic polyploids. These results demonstrate that polyploids have wider cells and that polyploidy significantly increases corolla tube circumference.
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- Jacob B. Landis
- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; (A.K.); (A.J.L.); (A.L.)
- School of Integrative Plant Science, Section of Plant Biology and the L.H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; (A.K.); (A.J.L.); (A.L.)
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; (A.K.); (A.J.L.); (A.L.)
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; (A.K.); (A.J.L.); (A.L.)
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; (A.K.); (A.J.L.); (A.L.)
- Department of Biology, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY 13045, USA
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Román-Palacios C, Molina-Henao YF, Barker MS. Polyploids increase overall diversity despite higher turnover than diploids in the Brassicaceae. Proc Biol Sci 2020; 287:20200962. [PMID: 32873209 PMCID: PMC7542780 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Although polyploidy is widespread across the plant Tree of Life, its long-term evolutionary significance is still poorly understood. Here, we examine the effects of polyploidy in explaining the large-scale evolutionary patterns within angiosperms by focusing on a single family exhibiting extensive interspecific variation in chromosome numbers. We inferred ploidy from haploid chromosome numbers for 80% of species in the most comprehensive species-level chronogram for the Brassicaceae. After evaluating a total of 94 phylogenetic models of diversification, we found that ploidy influences diversification rates across the Brassicaceae. We also found that despite diversifying at a similar rate to diploids, polyploids have played a significant role in driving present-day differences in species richness among clades. Overall, in addition to highlighting the complexity in the evolutionary consequences of polyploidy, our results suggest that rare successful polyploids persist while significantly contributing to the long-term evolution of clades. Our findings further indicate that polyploidy has played a major role in driving the long-term evolution of the Brassicaceae and highlight the potential of polyploidy in shaping present-day diversity patterns across the plant Tree of Life.
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- Cristian Román-Palacios
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- The Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02131, USA
- Departamento de Biología, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Valle 760032, Colombia
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Polyploidy in gymnosperms - Insights into the genomic and evolutionary consequences of polyploidy in Ephedra. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2020; 147:106786. [PMID: 32135310 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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While polyploidization is recognized as a major evolutionary driver for ferns and angiosperms, little is known about its impact in gymnosperms, where polyploidy is much less frequent. We explore Ephedra to evaluate (i) the extent of genome size diversity in the genus and the influence polyploidy has had on the evolution of nuclear DNA contents, and (ii) identify where shifts in genome size and polyploidy have occurred both temporally and spatially. A phylogenetic framework of all Ephedra species together with genome sizes and karyotypes for 87% and 67% of them respectively, were used to explore ploidy evolution and its global distribution patterns. Polyploidy was shown to be extremely common, with 41 species (83%) being polyploid (up to 8×) or having polyploid cytotypes - the highest frequency and level reported for any gymnosperm. Genome size was also diverse, with values ranging ~5-fold (8.09-38.34 pg/1C) - the largest range for any gymnosperm family - and increasing in proportion to ploidy level (i.e. no genome downsizing). Our findings provide novel data which support the view that gymnosperms have a more conserved mode of genomic evolution compared with angiosperms.
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Schoen DJ, Johnson MTJ, Wright SI. The ecology, evolution, and genetics of plant reproductive systems. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 224:999-1004. [PMID: 31631365 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- Daniel J Schoen
- Department of Biology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, H3A 1B1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3B2, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3B2, Canada
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