Nature Genetics Advance Online Publication Population Genomics of Populus Trichocarpa Identifies Signatures of Selection and Adaptive Trait Associations
Nature Genetics Advance Online Publication Population Genomics of Populus Trichocarpa Identifies Signatures of Selection and Adaptive Trait Associations
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L. Evans;G. Slavov;Eli Rodgers-Melnick;Joel A. Martin;P. Ranjan;W. Muchero;A. Brunner;Wendy S. Schackwitz;L. Gunter;Jin‐Gui Chen;G. Tuskan;Stephen;P. Difazio
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L. Evans;G. Slavov;Eli Rodgers-Melnick;Joel A. Martin;P. Ranjan;W. Muchero;A. Brunner;Wendy S. Schackwitz;L. Gunter;Jin‐Gui Chen;G. Tuskan;Stephen;P. Difazio
A suite of forces and factors, including mutation, recombination, selection, population history and gene duplication influence patterns of intraspecific genetic variation. Distinguishing which factors have shaped sequence variation across a genome requires extensive whole-genome sequencing of multiple individuals, which has only recently become tractable 1. Most large-scale whole-genome resequencing studies have focused on model and domesticated species 1–5. However, extensive sequencing of natural populations holds great promise for advancing understanding of evolutionary biology, including identifying functional variation and the molecular bases of adaptation. Recent work in a number of species has identified genomic regions that show signatures of positive selection, suggesting that such regions contain loci that control adaptive traits 4,6–8. Relatively few studies, however, have combined genome-wide scans with phenotypic data to determine whether computationally identified selected regions influence adap-tive phenotypic variation 5,9–13. Genome-wide studies of large natural populations combined with phenotypic measurements are necessary to determine which factors shape patterns of genetic variation within species and, therefore, enhance understanding of adaptation. With large geographic ranges spanning wide environmental gradients and a long history of research showing local adaptation 14 , forest trees are ideal for examining the processes shaping genetic variation in natural populations. Forest trees cover approximately 30% of terrestrial land area 15 , provide direct feedback to global climate 15 and are often foundation species that organize entire biotic communities and biogeochemical systems 16,17. Clearly, biotic and abiotic interactions have influenced population sizes and distributions of forest trees, leaving diagnostic signatures in the genomes of present-day populations 14,18,19. A deeper understanding of the evolutionary and ecological forces that shaped these patterns will offer insights and options for ecosystem management, applied tree improvement and accelerated domestication efforts 20. Black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa Torr. & Gray, is a dominant riparian tree that has become a model for the advancement of genome-level insights in forest trees 21. The sequencing of 16 P. trichocarpa genomes revealed widespread patterns of linkage disequilibrium (LD) and population structure 22 and extensive genecological studies have revealed a high degree of adaptive phenotypic variation in growth, vegetative phenology and physiological traits such as water-use efficiency and photosynthesis 23–25 , suggesting that local adaptation is prevalent. To date, candidate gene–association analyses have revealed loci with significant effects on phenotypic traits 26,27. However, thus far there have been no publications describing whole-genome associations for adaptive traits in P. trichocarpa, or their relationship to signatures of selection in …