Genetic basis of temporal variation in phenology in a woody perennial plant
Yang Liu · 2026
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Description
Yang Liu studies the genetics of flexible timing traits in poplar trees, in work from 2026. Some traits, like growth phenology, are expressed again and again across a lifetime and can shift reversibly; this is called labile plasticity, and its inheritance is poorly understood.
Using a common-garden experiment with two poplar populations, Liu searched for gene variants tied to plasticity in seasonal growth timing. No variant cleared the bar in both populations. The population from the harsher climate showed more plasticity and more candidate variants, and nearly all plasticity variants also related to the traits' peak values, though none seemed shaped by selection. Plasticity-linked genes pointed to environmental response functions.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yang Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 71 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |