Gross Karin, Yazdi Homa Papoli, Schlager Elisabeth, Lilley Jodie, Romero-Bravo Andrés, Runemark Anna, Thompson John N, Friberg Magne
Department of Plant Ecology and Evolution, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen, Uppsala 18D, 752 36, Sweden.
Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund 223 62, Sweden.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Aug 19;122(33):e2505119122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2505119122. Epub 2025 Aug 13.
Polyploidization is an important driver of evolution and diversification in flowering plants. Here, we assess how repeated polyploidization may have shaped diversification of floral morphology in (Saxifragaceae). This species comprises multiple cytotypes and varies geographically in its interactions with specialized pollinating moths in the genus (Prodoxidae). Past studies have shown that coevolution with these moths has favored particular suites of floral characters but does not fully explain local and regional floral diversification. We combined phenotypic and genomic data from more than 1,800 individuals from 40 populations spread across its entire range. Flow-cytometric analyses revealed a geographic mosaic of populations comprising one to four of three dominant (diploid, tetraploid, hexaploid) and three rare (triploid, pentaploid, octoploid) cytotypes. Whole-genome resequencing of a subset of populations suggested that polyploids arose from multiple autopolyploidization events, rather than a single event and/or through hybridization, albeit with some signals consistent with low levels of introgression from the congener . Quantification of flower traits from plants grown in a common garden showed that cytotype explained more than 15% of the variation in floral morphology, with polyploids showing more variability than diploids. Experimental induction of neopolyploids directly induced phenotypic changes but also indicated that local selection may have favored subsequent convergence in floral morphology among cytotypes in natural populations. Collectively, this comprehensive and integrative approach provides insights into how variability generating processes, such as polyploidization integrates with selection from species interactions to shape local floral diversification.
多倍体化是开花植物进化和多样化的重要驱动力。在此,我们评估了反复的多倍体化如何塑造了虎耳草科(Saxifragaceae)植物花形态的多样化。该物种包含多种细胞型,并且在地理分布上,其与Prodoxidae属的专门传粉蛾的相互作用有所不同。过去的研究表明,与这些蛾的共同进化有利于特定的花部特征组合,但并不能完全解释局部和区域的花形态多样化。我们整合了来自分布于其整个分布范围的40个种群的1800多个个体的表型和基因组数据。流式细胞仪分析揭示了一个种群的地理镶嵌体,其中包含三种主要(二倍体、四倍体、六倍体)和三种罕见(三倍体、五倍体、八倍体)细胞型中的一到四种。对一部分种群进行全基因组重测序表明,多倍体是由多个同源多倍体化事件产生的,而不是单一事件和/或通过杂交产生的,尽管有一些信号与来自同属物种的低水平基因渗入一致。对在共同花园中种植的植物的花性状进行量化分析表明,细胞型解释了花形态变异的15%以上,多倍体比二倍体表现出更多的变异性。新多倍体的实验诱导不仅直接诱导了表型变化,还表明局部选择可能有利于自然种群中细胞型之间随后在花形态上的趋同。总体而言,这种全面综合的方法为诸如多倍体化等变异产生过程如何与物种相互作用中的选择相结合以塑造局部花形态多样化提供了见解。
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