Diversity and Genetic Structure of <i>Dioon holmgrenii</i> (Cycadales: Zamiaceae) in the Mexican Pacific Coast Biogeographic Province: Implications for Conservation

<i>Dioon holmgrenii</i> De Luca, Sabato et Vázq.Torres is an endangered species; it is endemic and its distribution is restricted to the biogeographic province of the Mexican Pacific Coast. The aim of this work was to determine the diversity and genetic structure of nine populations. The...

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Autores principales: Mario Valerio Velasco-García, Carlos Ramírez-Herrera, Javier López-Upton, Juan Ignacio Valdez-Hernández, Higinio López-Sánchez, Lauro López-Mata
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c74af3ee0dbd4cdeb6d8e12fbdb0e97a2021-11-25T18:44:13ZDiversity and Genetic Structure of <i>Dioon holmgrenii</i> (Cycadales: Zamiaceae) in the Mexican Pacific Coast Biogeographic Province: Implications for Conservation10.3390/plants101122502223-7747https://doaj.org/article/c74af3ee0dbd4cdeb6d8e12fbdb0e97a2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2250https://doaj.org/toc/2223-7747<i>Dioon holmgrenii</i> De Luca, Sabato et Vázq.Torres is an endangered species; it is endemic and its distribution is restricted to the biogeographic province of the Mexican Pacific Coast. The aim of this work was to determine the diversity and genetic structure of nine populations. The genetic diversity parameters and Wright’s F statistics were determined with six microsatellite loci. The genetic structure was determined by using the <i>Structure</i> software and by a discriminant analysis. The genetic diversity of the populations was high. The proportion of polymorphic loci was 0.89, the observed heterogeneity was higher (Ho = 0.62 to 0.98) than expected (He = 0.48 to 0.78), and the fixation index was negative (IF = −0.091 to −0.601). Heterozygous deficiency (FIT = 0.071) was found at the species level and heterozygotes excess (FIS = −0.287) at the population level. The genetic differentiation between populations was high (FST = 0.287), with the number of migrants less than one. Three groups of populations were differentiated, and the variation within populations, between populations, and between groups was: 65.5, 26.3, and 8.2%, respectively. Multiple factors explain the high genetic diversity, while the genetic structure is due to geographic barriers. Community reserves are urgent in at least one most diverse population of each group.Mario Valerio Velasco-GarcíaCarlos Ramírez-HerreraJavier López-UptonJuan Ignacio Valdez-HernándezHiginio López-SánchezLauro López-MataMDPI AGarticleheterozygosityfixation indexgenetic distanceendemicconservationBotanyQK1-989ENPlants, Vol 10, Iss 2250, p 2250 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
language EN
topic heterozygosity
fixation index
genetic distance
endemic
conservation
Botany
QK1-989
spellingShingle heterozygosity
fixation index
genetic distance
endemic
conservation
Botany
QK1-989
Mario Valerio Velasco-García
Carlos Ramírez-Herrera
Javier López-Upton
Juan Ignacio Valdez-Hernández
Higinio López-Sánchez
Lauro López-Mata
Diversity and Genetic Structure of <i>Dioon holmgrenii</i> (Cycadales: Zamiaceae) in the Mexican Pacific Coast Biogeographic Province: Implications for Conservation
description <i>Dioon holmgrenii</i> De Luca, Sabato et Vázq.Torres is an endangered species; it is endemic and its distribution is restricted to the biogeographic province of the Mexican Pacific Coast. The aim of this work was to determine the diversity and genetic structure of nine populations. The genetic diversity parameters and Wright’s F statistics were determined with six microsatellite loci. The genetic structure was determined by using the <i>Structure</i> software and by a discriminant analysis. The genetic diversity of the populations was high. The proportion of polymorphic loci was 0.89, the observed heterogeneity was higher (Ho = 0.62 to 0.98) than expected (He = 0.48 to 0.78), and the fixation index was negative (IF = −0.091 to −0.601). Heterozygous deficiency (FIT = 0.071) was found at the species level and heterozygotes excess (FIS = −0.287) at the population level. The genetic differentiation between populations was high (FST = 0.287), with the number of migrants less than one. Three groups of populations were differentiated, and the variation within populations, between populations, and between groups was: 65.5, 26.3, and 8.2%, respectively. Multiple factors explain the high genetic diversity, while the genetic structure is due to geographic barriers. Community reserves are urgent in at least one most diverse population of each group.
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author Mario Valerio Velasco-García
Carlos Ramírez-Herrera
Javier López-Upton
Juan Ignacio Valdez-Hernández
Higinio López-Sánchez
Lauro López-Mata
author_facet Mario Valerio Velasco-García
Carlos Ramírez-Herrera
Javier López-Upton
Juan Ignacio Valdez-Hernández
Higinio López-Sánchez
Lauro López-Mata
author_sort Mario Valerio Velasco-García
title Diversity and Genetic Structure of <i>Dioon holmgrenii</i> (Cycadales: Zamiaceae) in the Mexican Pacific Coast Biogeographic Province: Implications for Conservation
title_short Diversity and Genetic Structure of <i>Dioon holmgrenii</i> (Cycadales: Zamiaceae) in the Mexican Pacific Coast Biogeographic Province: Implications for Conservation
title_full Diversity and Genetic Structure of <i>Dioon holmgrenii</i> (Cycadales: Zamiaceae) in the Mexican Pacific Coast Biogeographic Province: Implications for Conservation
title_fullStr Diversity and Genetic Structure of <i>Dioon holmgrenii</i> (Cycadales: Zamiaceae) in the Mexican Pacific Coast Biogeographic Province: Implications for Conservation
title_full_unstemmed Diversity and Genetic Structure of <i>Dioon holmgrenii</i> (Cycadales: Zamiaceae) in the Mexican Pacific Coast Biogeographic Province: Implications for Conservation
title_sort diversity and genetic structure of <i>dioon holmgrenii</i> (cycadales: zamiaceae) in the mexican pacific coast biogeographic province: implications for conservation
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/c74af3ee0dbd4cdeb6d8e12fbdb0e97a
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