Université de Fribourg

Effects of hybridization and evolutionary constraints on secondary metabolites: the genetic architecture of phenylpropanoids in european Populus species

Caseys, Celine ; Stritt, Christoph ; Glauser, Gaetan ; Blanchard, Thierry ; Lexer, Christian

In: PLoS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, no. 5, p. e0128200

The mechanisms responsible for the origin, maintenance and evolution of plant secondary metabolite diversity remain largely unknown. Decades of phenotypic studies suggest hybridization as a key player in generating chemical diversity in plants. Knowledge of the genetic architecture and selective constraints of phytochemical traits is key to understanding the effects of hybridization on plant...