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Feature Papers in Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics 2024
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Feature Papers in Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics 2024

A special issue of Genes (ISSN 2073-4425). This special issue belongs to the section "Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2024) | Viewed by 2074

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Prof. Dr. Zissis Mamuris

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Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, 41500 Larissa, Greece
Interests: population genetics; biodiversity; evolution; molecular markers; animal genomics
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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to collect high-quality research articles, review articles and communications on advances in the research area of population and evolutionary genetics and genomics. As such, we encourage Editorial Board Members of the Section “Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics” to contribute feature papers reflecting the latest progress in their research field, or to invite relevant senior experts and colleagues to make contributions to this Special Issue. We aim to represent our Section as an attractive open access publishing platform for population genetics research. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Genetic polymorphism;
  • Geographic variation;
  • Gene flow and introgression;
  • Selection in natural populations;
  • Phylogenetics;
  • Metagenomics;
  • Ancient DNA.

Prof. Dr. Zissis Mamuris
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Maria-Anna Kyrgiafini
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Keywords

  • genetic polymorphism
  • geographic variation
  • gene flow and introgression
  • selection in natural populations
  • phylogenetics
  • metagenomics
  • ancient DNA

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Concordant Patterns of Population Genetic Structure in Food-Deceptive Dactylorhiza Orchids
by Ada Wróblewska, Beata Ostrowiecka, Edyta Jermakowicz and Izabela Tałałaj
Genes 2025, 16(1), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16010067 - 8 Jan 2025
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Background: The patterns of inbreeding coefficients (FIS) and fine spatial genetic structure (FSGS) were evaluated regarding the mating system and inbreeding depression of food-deceptive orchids, Dactylorhiza majalis, Dactylorhiza incarnata var. incarnata, and Dactylorhiza fuchsii, from NE Poland. [...] Read more.
Background: The patterns of inbreeding coefficients (FIS) and fine spatial genetic structure (FSGS) were evaluated regarding the mating system and inbreeding depression of food-deceptive orchids, Dactylorhiza majalis, Dactylorhiza incarnata var. incarnata, and Dactylorhiza fuchsii, from NE Poland. Methods: We used 455 individuals, representing nine populations of three taxa and AFLPs, to estimate percent polymorphic loci and Nei’s gene diversity, which are calculated using the Bayesian method; FIS; FST; FSGS with the pairwise kinship coefficient (Fij); and AMOVA in populations. Results: We detected a relatively high proportion of polymorphic fragments (40.4–68.4%) and Nei’s gene diversity indices (0.140–0.234). The overall FIS was relatively low to moderate (0.071–0.312). The average Fij for the populations of three Dactylorhiza showed significantly positive values, which were observed between plants at distances of 1–10 m (20 m). FST was significant in each Dactylorhiza taxon, ranging from the lowest values in D. fuchsii and D. majalis (0.080–0.086, p < 0.05) to a higher value (0.163, p < 0.05) in D. incarnata var. incarnata. Molecular variance was the highest within populations (76.5–86.6%; p < 0.001). Conclusions: We observed concordant genetic diversity patterns in three food-deceptive, allogamous, pollinator-dependent, and self-compatible Dactylorhiza. FIS is often substantially higher than Fij with respect to the first class of FSGSs, suggesting that selfing (meaning of geitonogamy) is at least responsible for homozygosity. A strong FSGS may have evolutionary consequences in Dactylorhiza, and combined with low inbreeding depression, it may impact the establishment of inbred lines of D. majalis and D. incarnata var. incarnata. Full article
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Does Asymmetric Reproductive Isolation Predict the Direction of Introgression in Plants?
by Noland H. Martin, Alexander S. Zalmat, Bailey S. Ellis, Sophia McGarvey, Kayla Simmons-Frazier, Katelin Mancusi and V. Alex Sotola
Genes 2025, 16(2), 124; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes16020124 - 23 Jan 2025
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The evolution of reproductive isolation (RI) results in the reduction of interspecific hybridization and the maintenance of species boundaries. Asymmetries in RI, where one species more frequently serves as the maternal or paternal parent in initial F1 hybrid formation, are commonly observed [...] Read more.
The evolution of reproductive isolation (RI) results in the reduction of interspecific hybridization and the maintenance of species boundaries. Asymmetries in RI, where one species more frequently serves as the maternal or paternal parent in initial F1 hybrid formation, are commonly observed in plants. Asymmetric introgression, the predominantly unidirectional transfer of genetic material through hybridization and backcrossing, has also been frequently documented in hybridizing plant taxa as well. This study investigates whether asymmetries in total RI measured between species can predict the direction of introgression in naturally hybridizing plant taxa. A meta-analysis was conducted on 19 plant species pairs with published data on both asymmetric total RI, and asymmetric introgression. Species pairs that met these criteria were identified through a comprehensive literature review. A two-tailed binomial test was performed to evaluate whether asymmetric RI was associated with asymmetries in introgression. No significant relationship was found between asymmetries in total RI and the direction of introgression (p = 0.3593). Asymmetric RI largely does not predict the direction of introgression. Rather, introgression patterns may be better understood by examining F1 and later-generation hybrids in natural settings, focusing on their fitness, mating behaviors, and the ecological and demographic factors that shape hybrid zones. Full article
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