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Table 5 Genetic and epigenetic variability within diploid and tetraploid Limonium species

From: Epigenetic rather than genetic factors may explain phenotypic divergence between coastal populations of diploid and tetraploid Limonium spp. (Plumbaginaceae) in Portugal

Primer

Ploidy level: Diploid/Tetraploid

%PL

Sh I

He

E1/H1

Genetic

74.45/52.93%

0.183/0.116

0.106/0.066

Epigenetic

82.23/58.79/%

0.204/0.098

0.118/0.110

E1/H1

Genetic

63.32/31.21%

0.104/0.062

0.054/0.035

Epigenetic

69.67/42.89%

0.128/0.098

0.071/0.058

Average

Genetic

68.88/42.072%

0.143/0.089

0.095/0.084

Epigenetic

75.95/50.84%

0.166/0.139

0.095/0.084

Primer

L. nydeggeri

L. ovalifolium

L. lanceolatum

%PL

Sh I

He

E1/H1

Genetic

90.29%

0.191

0.107

51.71%

0.132

0.073

80.29%

0.222

0.127

Epigenetic

90.29%

0.194

0.112

61.14%

0.188

0.113

64.86%

0.194

0.118

E1/H3

Genetic

85.25%

0.103

0.052

34.63%

0.075

0.040

65.16%

0.124

0.064

Epigenetic

85.66%

0.130

0.071

48.16%

0.119

0.066

59.43%

0.132

0.074

Average

Genetic

87.77%

0.147

0.079

43.17%

0.103

0.056

72.72%

0.173

0.095

Epigenetic

87.97%

0.162

0.092

54.65%

0.154

0.090

62.14%

0.163

0.096

Primer

L. multiflorum

L. dodartii

L. vulgare

%PL

Sh I

He

E1/H1

Genetic

76.86%

0.186

0.110

47.14%

0.130

0.075

35.14%

0.089

0.051

Epigenetic

66.29%

0.119

0.067

42.86%

0.186

0.120

38.29%

0.131

0.082

E1/H3

Genetic

65.57%

0.094

0.051

22.95%

0.060

0.034

20.90%

0.048

0.027

Epigenetic

49.18%

0.077

0.043

27.05%

0.104

0.067

32.99%

0.092

0.056

Average

Genetic

71.22%

0.140

0.081

35.05%

0.095

0.055

28.02%

0.069

0.039

Epigenetic

57.73%

0.098

0.055

34.95%

0.0145

0.093

35.64%

0.112

0.69

  1. Calculated Percentage of Polymorphic Loci (%PL), Shannon diversity index (ShI) and Expected Variability (He) – 2*p*q) for diploid (L. lanceolatum, L. nydeggeri, L. ovalifolium) and tetraploid (L. dodartii, L. multiflorum and L. vulgare) species. All values obtained using GenAlex (v.6.4).