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. 2022 May;31(10):2847-2864.
doi: 10.1111/mec.16441. Epub 2022 Apr 11.

Neutral and outlier single nucleotide polymorphisms disentangle the evolutionary history of a coastal Solanaceae species

Sebastián Guzmán  1 , Giovanna C Giudicelli  1 , Caroline Turchetto  1 , Aureliano Bombarely  2 , Loreta B Freitas  1
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Neutral and outlier single nucleotide polymorphisms disentangle the evolutionary history of a coastal Solanaceae species

Sebastián Guzmán et al. Mol Ecol. 2022 May.

Abstract

Speciation begins with the isolation of some individuals or subpopulations due to drivers promoting a diverging genetic distribution. Such isolation may occur, followed by different processes and pressures. Isolation-by-distance (IBD), isolation-by-adaptation (IBA), and isolation-by-colonization (IBC) have been recognized as the main divergence patterns. Still, it is not easy to distinguish which one is the main pattern as each one may act at different points in time or even simultaneously. Using an extensive genome coverage from a Petunia species complex with coastal and inland distribution and multiple analytical approaches on population genomics and phylogeography, we showed a complex interplay between neutral and selective forces acting on the divergence process. We found 18,887 SNPs potentially neutral and 924 potentially under selection (outlier) loci. All analyses pointed that each subspecies displays its own genetic component and evolutionary history. We suggested plausible ecological drivers for such divergence in a southernmost South Atlantic coastal plain in Brazil and Uruguay and identified a connection between adaptation and environment heterogeneity.

Keywords: Pampa; Solanaceae; South Atlantic coastal plain; phylogeography; plant diversification; population genomics.

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