Leaf shape evolution has a similar genetic architecture in three edaphic specialists within theMimulus guttatusspecies complex | Zendy

Kathleen G. Ferris | Zendy; Tullia Rushton | Zendy; Anna B. Greenlee | Zendy; Katherine Toll | Zendy; Benjamin K. Blackman | Zendy; John H. Willis | Zendy

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Leaf shape evolution has a similar genetic architecture in three edaphic specialists within theMimulus guttatusspecies complex

Author(s) -

Kathleen G. Ferris,

Tullia Rushton,

Anna B. Greenlee,

Katherine Toll,

Benjamin K. Blackman,

John H. Willis

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcv080

Subject(s) - biology , edaphic , genetic architecture , quantitative trait locus , genetic variation , population , botany , ecology , genetics , gene , demography , sociology , soil water

The genetic basis of leaf shape has long interested botanists because leaf shape varies extensively across the plant kingdom and this variation is probably adaptive. However, knowledge of the genetic architecture of leaf shape variation in natural populations remains limited. This study examined the genetic architecture of leaf shape diversification among three edaphic specialists in the Mimulus guttatus species complex. Lobed and narrow leaves have evolved from the entire, round leaves of M. guttatus in M. laciniatus, M. nudatus and a polymorphic serpentine M. guttatus population (M2L).

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