Salix transect of Europe: variation in ploidy and genome size in willow-associated common nettle, Urtica dioica L. sens. lat., from Greece to arctic Norway
The common stinging nettle, Urtica dioica L. sensu lato, is an invertebrate "superhost", its clonal patches maintaining large populations of insects and molluscs. It is extremely widespread in Europe and highly variable, and two ploidy levels (diploid and tetraploid) are known. However, ge...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:155562 2024-09-09T19:21:54+00:00 Salix transect of Europe: variation in ploidy and genome size in willow-associated common nettle, Urtica dioica L. sens. lat., from Greece to arctic Norway Cronk, Quentin Hidalgo, Oriane Pellicer, Jaume Percy, Diana Leitch, Ilia 2016-09-27 https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e10003 unknown Pensoft Publishers https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e10003 oai:zenodo.org:155562 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Biodiversity Data Journal, 4, e10003, (2016-09-27) Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Salicaceae Salix Rosales Urticaceae Urtica Urtica dioica Urtica spatulata Urtica thunbergiana megatransect genome size cytotype variation info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2016 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e10003 2024-07-25T14:38:54Z The common stinging nettle, Urtica dioica L. sensu lato, is an invertebrate "superhost", its clonal patches maintaining large populations of insects and molluscs. It is extremely widespread in Europe and highly variable, and two ploidy levels (diploid and tetraploid) are known. However, geographical patterns in cytotype variation require further study. We assembled a collection of nettles in conjunction with a transect of Europe from the Aegean to Arctic Norway (primarily conducted to examine the diversity of Salix and Salix -associated insects). Using flow cytometry to measure genome size, our sample of 29 plants reveals 5 diploids and 24 tetraploids. Two diploids were found in SE Europe (Bulgaria and Romania) and three diploids in S. Finland. More detailed cytotype surveys in these regions are suggested. The tetraploid genome size (2C value) varied between accessions from 2.36 to 2.59 pg. The diploids varied from 1.31 to 1.35 pg per 2C nucleus, equivalent to a haploid genome size of c. 650 Mbp. Within the tetraploids, we find that the most northerly samples (from N. Finland and arctic Norway) have a generally higher genome size. This is possibly indicative of a distinct population in this region. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Zenodo Arctic Norway Rosales ENVELOPE(-59.867,-59.867,-62.600,-62.600) Biodiversity Data Journal 4 e10003 |
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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Salicaceae Salix Rosales Urticaceae Urtica Urtica dioica Urtica spatulata Urtica thunbergiana megatransect genome size cytotype variation Cronk, Quentin Hidalgo, Oriane Pellicer, Jaume Percy, Diana Leitch, Ilia Salix transect of Europe: variation in ploidy and genome size in willow-associated common nettle, Urtica dioica L. sens. lat., from Greece to arctic Norway |
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The common stinging nettle, Urtica dioica L. sensu lato, is an invertebrate "superhost", its clonal patches maintaining large populations of insects and molluscs. It is extremely widespread in Europe and highly variable, and two ploidy levels (diploid and tetraploid) are known. However, geographical patterns in cytotype variation require further study. We assembled a collection of nettles in conjunction with a transect of Europe from the Aegean to Arctic Norway (primarily conducted to examine the diversity of Salix and Salix -associated insects). Using flow cytometry to measure genome size, our sample of 29 plants reveals 5 diploids and 24 tetraploids. Two diploids were found in SE Europe (Bulgaria and Romania) and three diploids in S. Finland. More detailed cytotype surveys in these regions are suggested. The tetraploid genome size (2C value) varied between accessions from 2.36 to 2.59 pg. The diploids varied from 1.31 to 1.35 pg per 2C nucleus, equivalent to a haploid genome size of c. 650 Mbp. Within the tetraploids, we find that the most northerly samples (from N. Finland and arctic Norway) have a generally higher genome size. This is possibly indicative of a distinct population in this region. |
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Cronk, Quentin Hidalgo, Oriane Pellicer, Jaume Percy, Diana Leitch, Ilia |
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Cronk, Quentin Hidalgo, Oriane Pellicer, Jaume Percy, Diana Leitch, Ilia |
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Cronk, Quentin |
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Salix transect of Europe: variation in ploidy and genome size in willow-associated common nettle, Urtica dioica L. sens. lat., from Greece to arctic Norway |
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Salix transect of Europe: variation in ploidy and genome size in willow-associated common nettle, Urtica dioica L. sens. lat., from Greece to arctic Norway |
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Salix transect of Europe: variation in ploidy and genome size in willow-associated common nettle, Urtica dioica L. sens. lat., from Greece to arctic Norway |
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Salix transect of Europe: variation in ploidy and genome size in willow-associated common nettle, Urtica dioica L. sens. lat., from Greece to arctic Norway |
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Salix transect of Europe: variation in ploidy and genome size in willow-associated common nettle, Urtica dioica L. sens. lat., from Greece to arctic Norway |
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salix transect of europe: variation in ploidy and genome size in willow-associated common nettle, urtica dioica l. sens. lat., from greece to arctic norway |
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