Range-wide phenotypic and genetic differentiation in wild sunflower

BMC Plant Biology

Table 4 Summary of candidate genes involved in local adaptation. F_ST values were determined by Arlequin and/or BayeScan and were cross-referenced against QTL information to determine the extent of QTL co-localization

Gene name	F_ST	LG	cM Position	Arlequin ^a	Bayescan ^a	QTL ^b
Mitogen activated protein kinase kinase kinase 14	0.38	6	53.72	2/5	0/5	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, N, O, X, Y, Z, AA
DCR	0.38	14	67.27	2/5	5/5	None
No annotated hit heliagene or NCBI	0.40	12	65.62	1/5	0/5	I, L, Y
HaFT2	0.47	6	65.9	2/5	0/5	E, F, H, M, N, O, T, U, V, W
Armadillo (ARM) repeat	0.36	7	19.29	1/5	0/5	D, E, J, L, P
No annotated hit heliagene or NCBI	0.37	4	73.86	1/5	0/5	J
GRAS/DELLA transcription factor	0.41	10	66.87	5/5	5/5	None
EF-hand-like domain	0.44	12	44.1	5/5	5/5	J, K, I, Q, R, S, Y

^a Fraction represents the number of times a particular locus was detected as an F_ST outlier
^b Letters represent co-localizing QTL. Key: A – Leaf shape [43], B – Number of ray flowers [32], C – Disc diameter [42], D – Height [32], E – Days to flower [32], F – Leaf fungal damage [44], G – Achene width [32], H – Days to flower [42], I – Leaf shape [32], J – Leaf number [44], K – Head total [44], L – Number of heads [32], M – Seed total [44], N – Leaf herbivory [44], O – Head clipping weevil [44], P – Head herbivory [44], Q – Branch number [44], R – Stem diameter [44], S – Leaf shape [44], T – Days to flower [43], U – Height [43], V – Leaf number [43], W – Leaf moisture content [43], X – Height [42], Y – Heads per branch [32], Z – Stem diameter [32], AA – Achene weight [32]

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