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Genome size and chromosome number of ten plant species from Kerguelen Islands

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Kerguelen Islands harbor a unique, probably very ancient flora with a high rate of endemism. However, the evolutionary history and characteristics of this flora still require investigation. This concerns in particular genome size and ploidy level variation, despite the evolutionary and ecological significance of those traits. Here we report the first assessment of genome size, using flow cytometry, for eight plant species of which two are endemics of Kerguelen Islands and four of the South Indian Ocean Province. The 2C DNA value ranged from 1.08 pg for Pringlea antiscorbutica to 11.88 pg for Ranunculus biternatus. The chromosome numbers of Colobanthus kerguelensis (2n = 80), Lyallia kerguelensis (2n = 96) and Poa kerguelensis (2n = 28) were also reported in this study for the first time. Overall, our data allowed to infer that all Kerguelen studied species are polyploid (from tetra- to octopolyploid). Intra-genus comparisons showed significant differences of 2C DNA values among Poa and among Ranunculus species, despite their identical ploidy level. In addition, our data highlight the existence of an intraspecific variability of genome size for the two octoploid species Colobanthus kerguelensis and Lyallia kerguelensis. Finally, our data also support the hypothesis regarding which polyploidy may have played a major role in the adaptation of flowering plants to high latitudes, as it has been suggested for arctic species.
Françoise Hennion and Thierry Robert both contributed as senior authors.
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hal-02985456 , version 1 (17-11-2020)

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Sonja Siljak-Yakovlev, Francoise Lamy, Najat Takvorian, Nicolas Valentin, Valerie Gouesbet, et al.. Genome size and chromosome number of ten plant species from Kerguelen Islands. Polar Biology, 2020, 43 (12), pp.1985-1999. ⟨10.1007/s00300-020-02755-7⟩. ⟨hal-02985456⟩
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