نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
دانشکده علوم، دانشگاه المستنصریه، بغداد، عراق.
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Objective
The economically significant aromatic crop sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) needs thorough genetic analysis for breeding optimization and germplasm conservation. To clarify genetic diversity and population organization in farmed basil, we combined genome-wide SNP markers with chloroplast DNA barcoding (matK).
Materials and methods
A total of thirty different cultivated O. basilicum accessions were analyzed (10 accessions from three distinct geographic locations) in Baghdad, Iraq. The matK gene from each accession was amplified and sequenced using the Sanger sequencing. Genomic SNPs were generated using the genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) method. After passing a quality control assessment, 6234 of the SNPs were considered valid high-quality SNPs. Genetic diversity, population structure, and differentiation were analyzed using haplotype analysis, STRUCTURE analysis, principal coordinates analysis (PCA), and statistical evaluation methods, including analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) and Fst pairwise statistics.
Results
MatK sequencing revealed moderate genetic diversity among eight haplotypes was observed (Hd = 0.685 ± 0.045), whereas an excess of heterozygotes was identified in the SNP analysis (Ho = 0.092 ± 0.038; He = 0.251 ± 0.072; Fis = 0.634 ± 0.089; P < 0.001). Bayesian clustering suggests three genetically distinct populations (K = 3), while AMOVA results indicate 24.3% of the overall genetic variation is attributed to the population (Φst = 0.243, P < 0.001). Collectively, SNP markers exhibit relatively greater resolution than matK and demonstrate a moderate degree of correlation with matK-based genetic relationships (Mantel r = 0.523, P = 0.002).
Conclusions
Independent conservation is required for three genetically distinct populations with limited gene flow. The pronounced heterozygote deficit suggests that crosses between genetically distinct populations may enhance heterosis in breeding programs. Our results provide new biological insights into the genetic architecture of cultivated basil. These insights include the presence of three well-defined genetic clusters, a strong but structured lack of heterozygosity, and partial concordance between the chloroplast and nuclear genomes. These findings could improve our understanding of gene flow, domestication effects, and population differentiation in O. basilicum. Furthermore, they could provide a genomic framework for future breeding and conservation strategies.
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