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The genetic architecture of floral traits in the woody plant Prunus mume

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  • Qixiang Zhang

    (Beijing Forestry University
    Beijing Forestry University)

  • He Zhang

    (BGI-Shenzhen
    BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Lidan Sun

    (Beijing Forestry University)

  • Guangyi Fan

    (BGI-Shenzhen
    BGI-Shenzhen
    University of Macau)

  • Meixia Ye

    (Beijing Forestry University)

  • Libo Jiang

    (Beijing Forestry University)

  • Xin Liu

    (BGI-Shenzhen
    BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Kaifeng Ma

    (Beijing Forestry University)

  • Chengcheng Shi

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Fei Bao

    (Beijing Forestry University)

  • Rui Guan

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Yu Han

    (Beijing Forestry University)

  • Yuanyuan Fu

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Huitang Pan

    (Beijing Forestry University)

  • Zhaozhe Chen

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Liangwei Li

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Jia Wang

    (Beijing Forestry University)

  • Meiqi Lv

    (BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Tangchun Zheng

    (Beijing Forestry University)

  • Cunquan Yuan

    (Beijing Forestry University)

  • Yuzhen Zhou

    (Beijing Forestry University)

  • Simon Ming-Yuen Lee

    (University of Macau)

  • Xiaolan Yan

    (Mei Research Center of China)

  • Xun Xu

    (BGI-Shenzhen
    BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Rongling Wu

    (The Pennsylvania State University)

  • Wenbin Chen

    (BGI-Shenzhen
    BGI-Shenzhen)

  • Tangren Cheng

    (Beijing Forestry University)

Abstract

Mei (Prunus mume) is an ornamental woody plant that has been domesticated in East Asia for thousands of years. High diversity in floral traits, along with its recent genome sequence, makes mei an ideal model system for studying the evolution of woody plants. Here, we investigate the genetic architecture of floral traits in mei and its domestication history by sampling and resequencing a total of 351 samples including 348 mei accessions and three other Prunus species at an average sequencing depth of 19.3×. Highly-admixed population structure and introgression from Prunus species are identified in mei accessions. Through a genome-wide association study (GWAS), we identify significant quantitative traits locus (QTLs) and genomic regions where several genes, such as MYB108, are positively associated with petal color, stigma color, calyx color, and bud color. Results from this study shed light on the genetic basis of domestication in flowering plants, particularly woody plants.

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  • Qixiang Zhang & He Zhang & Lidan Sun & Guangyi Fan & Meixia Ye & Libo Jiang & Xin Liu & Kaifeng Ma & Chengcheng Shi & Fei Bao & Rui Guan & Yu Han & Yuanyuan Fu & Huitang Pan & Zhaozhe Chen & Liangwei , 2018. "The genetic architecture of floral traits in the woody plant Prunus mume," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-04093-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04093-z
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