Can ploidy levels explain the variation of Herbertia lahue (Iridaceae)?

Autor: Eudes Maria Stiehl-Alves, Ariane Tonetto Vieira, Caroline Trevelin, Alexandre Cristante Martins, Tatiana Teixeira de Souza-Chies, Eliane Kaltchuk-Santos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Genetics and Molecular Biology, Vol 46, Iss 3 suppl 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-4685
DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2023-0137
Popis: Abstract Polyploidy is often related with phenotypic variation, as observed in Herbertia lahue, a geophyte species. This study examined the H. lahue polyploid series and departure in cytogenetic, morphometric, and pollen data. Diploids (2n=2x=14) present bimodal karyotype with two long and five short chromosome pairs, while hexaploids (2n=6x=42) and octoploids (2n=8x=56) present a gradual decrease in chromosome size. All cytotypes have CMA+/DAPI- bands co-localized with 18S rDNA sites in the satellite region (no DAPI+ bands in any cytotype). Unlike diploids and octoploids, 5S rDNA interstitial sites in hexaploids are not in a syntenic position with 18S rDNA sites. Genome size is effective as an indirect predictor of the cytotypes since 2C-values increased according to ploidy level. The reduction in the number of the rDNA sites in polyploids associated with their lower 1Cx-values compared to diploids may suggest a genome downsizing process. Morphometric analysis revealed significant differences among cytotypes, and discriminant analysis identified three morphometric groupings corresponding to the cytotypes. The phenotypic variation observed in pollen grains, bulbs, and ovary characters suggested the gigas effect. Concluding, remarkable differentiation was observed at both genomic and phenotypic characters in all the cytotypes analyzed, suggesting a possible ongoing speciation process in H. lahue.
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