Evolutionary Genomics Provides Insights Into Endangerment and Conservation of a Wild Apple Tree Species, Malus sieversii
Jian Zhang, Fang‐Yuan Zhao, Hong‐Xiang Zhang · 2024
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Description
Jian Zhang, Fang-Yuan Zhao, and Hong-Xiang Zhang read genomes to guide saving of a wild apple tree ancestor, in work from 2024. Malus sieversii grows in dry Central Asian mountains in scattered stands. It is listed as endangered in China and is thought to be an ancestor of the orchard apple.
Five stands of the wild species and of its widespread cousin were deeply re-sequenced. The cousin holds more genetic variety. The wild species shrank in numbers through a past bottleneck and never recovered, while the cousin bounced back. Harmful mutations and split between stands were also mapped. The picture tells conservation teams which stands hold the most irreplaceable variety.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jian Zhang, Fang‐Yuan Zhao, Hong‐Xiang Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |