Genetics, Vol. 168, 1615-1626, November 2004, Copyright © 2004
doi:10.1534/genetics.104.026849

Genome Scanning for Interspecific Differentiation Between Two Closely Related Oak Species [Quercus robur L. and Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl.]

* INRA, UMR Biodiversité Gènes et Ecosystèmes, 33612 Cestas Cedex, France
{dagger} ARC Seibersdorf Research, Biotechnology Unit, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
{ddagger} NEIKER, Dpto Biotecnologia, 01080 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

3 Corresponding author: INRA, UMR Biodiversité Gènes et Ecosystèmes, 69 Rte. d'Arcachon, 33612 Cestas Cedex, France.
E-mail: kremer{at}pierroton.inra.fr

Interspecific differentiation values (GST) between two closely related oak species (Quercus petraea and Q. robur) were compiled across different studies with the aim to explore the distribution of differentiation at the genome level. The study was based on a total set of 389 markers (isozymes, AFLPs, SCARs, microsatellites, and SNPs) for which allelic frequencies were estimated in pairs of populations sampled throughout the sympatric distribution of the two species. The overall distribution of GST values followed an L-shaped curve with most markers exhibiting low species differentiation (GST < 0.01) and only a few loci reaching >10% levels. Twelve percent of the loci exhibited significant GST deviations to neutral expectations, suggesting that selection contributed to species divergence. Coding regions expressed higher differentiation than noncoding regions. Among the 389 markers, 158 could be mapped on the 12 linkage groups of the existing Q. robur genetic map. Outlier loci with large GST values were distributed over 9 linkage groups. One cluster of three outlier loci was found within 0.51 cM; but significant autocorrelation of GST was observed at distances <2 cM. The size and distribution of genomic regions involved in species divergence are discussed in reference to hitchhiking effects and disruptive selection.




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