<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Pinus sibirica and P. pumila are Asian five-needle pines with vast geographic distributions that are partially overlapping. Natural hybrids with intermediate morphology have been found previ­ously, but there is a lack of evidence of ongoing introgression. The goal of our study was to elucidate the genetic structure of P. sibirica and P. pumila populations growing in the north-east of their sympatry zone (Aldan plateau) using cytoplasmic DNA markers. All studied P. sibirica and P. pumila trees had usual spe­cies-specific growth habits. Using nad1 intron2 of mitochond­rial DNA (mtDNA) and trnV of chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) we found that trees morphologically identified as P. sibirica had pumila-specific mtDNA. Moreover, some of them also had pumila-specific cpDNA. P. pumila trees were typical and had pumila-type cytoplasmic DNA markers. These results suggest that interspecific hybridization took place long ago and lead to introgression and cryptic hybrids with P. sibirica appearance and P. pumila mtDNA</p></abstract>

Pinus sibirica and P. pumila are Asian five-needle pines with vast geographic distributions that are partially overlapping. Natural hybrids with intermediate morphology have been found previ­ously, but there is a lack of evidence of ongoing introgression. The goal of our study was to elucidate the genetic structure of P. sibirica and P. pumila populations growing in the north-east of their sympatry zone (Aldan plateau) using cytoplasmic DNA markers. All studied P. sibirica and P. pumila trees had usual spe­cies-specific growth habits. Using nad1 intron2 of mitochond­rial DNA (mtDNA) and trnV of chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) we found that trees morphologically identified as P. sibirica had pumila-specific mtDNA. Moreover, some of them also had pumila-specific cpDNA. P. pumila trees were typical and had pumila-type cytoplasmic DNA markers. These results suggest that interspecific hybridization took place long ago and lead to introgression and cryptic hybrids with P. sibirica appearance and P. pumila mtDNA

Asymmetric introgression between Pinus sibirica and Pinus pumila in the Aldan plateau (Eastern Siberia)

Silvae Genetica

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Pinus sibirica and P. pumila are Asian five-needle pines with vast geographic distributions that are partially overlapping. Natural hybrids with intermediate...

Asymmetric introgression between Pinus sibirica and Pinus pumila in the Aldan plateau (Eastern Siberia)

Published Online: Jul 25, 2018

Page range: 66 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sg-2018-0009

Keywords
gene flow, hybridization, introgression, gymnosperms, chloroplast DNA, mitochondrial DNA

© 2018 Galina V. Vasilyeva, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Asymmetric introgression between Pinus sibirica and Pinus pumila in the Aldan plateau (Eastern Siberia)

Published Online: Jul 25, 2018

Page range: 66 - 71

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sg-2018-0009

Keywordsgene flow, hybridization, introgression, gymno­sperms, chloroplast DNA, mitochondrial DNA

© 2018 Galina V. Vasilyeva, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
gene flow, hybridization, introgression, gymnosperms, chloroplast DNA, mitochondrial DNA