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Genome‐wide variation in nucleotides and retrotransposons in alpine populations of Arabis alpina (Brassicaceae)
Authors:Aude Rogivue  Rimjhim R Choudhury  Stefan Zoller  Stphane Joost  Franois Felber  Michel Kasser  Christian Parisod  Felix Gugerli
Institution:Aude Rogivue,Rimjhim R. Choudhury,Stefan Zoller,Stéphane Joost,François Felber,Michel Kasser,Christian Parisod,Felix Gugerli
Abstract:Advances in high‐throughput sequencing have promoted the collection of reference genomes and genome‐wide diversity. However, the assessment of genomic variation among populations has hitherto mainly been surveyed through single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and largely ignored the often major fraction of genomes represented by transposable elements (TEs). Despite accumulating evidence supporting the evolutionary significance of TEs, comprehensive surveys remain scarce. Here, we sequenced the full genomes of 304 individuals of Arabis alpina sampled from four nearby natural populations to genotype SNPs as well as polymorphic long terminal repeat retrotransposons (polymorphic TEs; i.e., presence/absence of TE insertions at specific loci). We identified 291,396 SNPs and 20,548 polymorphic TEs, comparing their contributions to genomic diversity and divergence across populations. Few SNPs were shared among populations and overall showed high population‐specific variation, whereas most polymorphic TEs segregated among populations. The genomic context of these two classes of variants further highlighted candidate adaptive loci having a putative impact on functional genes. In particular, 4.96% of the SNPs were identified as nonsynonymous or affecting start/stop codons. In contrast, 43% of the polymorphic TEs were present next to Arabis genes enriched in functional categories related to the regulation of reproduction and responses to biotic as well as abiotic stresses. This unprecedented data set, mapping variation gained from SNPs and complementary polymorphic TEs within and among populations, will serve as a rich resource for addressing microevolutionary processes shaping genome variation.
Keywords:Arabis alpina  genome‐wide diversity  linkage disequilibrium  single‐nucleotide polymorphisms  transposable elements
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