Spatial and Temporal Variation of Precipitation Drives the Genome Size Variation in Scolopendra in Chinese Mainland
ABSTRACT Genome size is an adaptive trait, and its variations influence the organismal phenotype and fitness. In this study, we propose a hypothesis linking variations in genome size within Scolopendra to ecological factors. To test this hypothesis, we employed flow cytometry to estimate genome size...
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| description | ABSTRACT Genome size is an adaptive trait, and its variations influence the organismal phenotype and fitness. In this study, we propose a hypothesis linking variations in genome size within Scolopendra to ecological factors. To test this hypothesis, we employed flow cytometry to estimate genome size in seven Scolopendra species from Chinese mainland. Subsequently, we reconstructed the phylogenetic relationship of these species using the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene and conducted phylogenetic comparative analysis to assess the relationships between genome size and niche breadth or 19 bioclimatic variables. Our findings indicate the following: (1) genome size in Scolopendra can be categorized into three groups, similar to the phylogenetic clades; (2) there is a negative correlation between genome size in Scolopendra species and the precipitation niche breadth of species; (3) the estimated divergence time of Scolopendra dates back 153 Mya, during the Jurassic period. We assume that consistent aridity geological periods may promote the evolution of Scolopendra species with a large genome size, whereas rapidly fluctuating humidity geological periods may have the opposite effect. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e756b1110fe4473e8ef66b2f1b6ee7d52024-12-20T04:20:58ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582024-11-011411n/an/a10.1002/ece3.70580Spatial and Temporal Variation of Precipitation Drives the Genome Size Variation in Scolopendra in Chinese MainlandKai Zhang0Buddhi Dayananda1Yifei Liu2Zhigang Hu3Lin Zhang4Hubei Shizhen Laboratory, College of Pharmacy Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan ChinaSchool of Agriculture and Food Sciences The University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland AustraliaHubei Shizhen Laboratory, College of Pharmacy Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan ChinaHubei Shizhen Laboratory, College of Pharmacy Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan ChinaHubei Shizhen Laboratory, Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application Research of Liver and Kidney in Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences Hubei University of Chinese Medicine Wuhan ChinaABSTRACT Genome size is an adaptive trait, and its variations influence the organismal phenotype and fitness. In this study, we propose a hypothesis linking variations in genome size within Scolopendra to ecological factors. To test this hypothesis, we employed flow cytometry to estimate genome size in seven Scolopendra species from Chinese mainland. Subsequently, we reconstructed the phylogenetic relationship of these species using the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene and conducted phylogenetic comparative analysis to assess the relationships between genome size and niche breadth or 19 bioclimatic variables. Our findings indicate the following: (1) genome size in Scolopendra can be categorized into three groups, similar to the phylogenetic clades; (2) there is a negative correlation between genome size in Scolopendra species and the precipitation niche breadth of species; (3) the estimated divergence time of Scolopendra dates back 153 Mya, during the Jurassic period. We assume that consistent aridity geological periods may promote the evolution of Scolopendra species with a large genome size, whereas rapidly fluctuating humidity geological periods may have the opposite effect.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70580ecological factorgenome sizeprecipitation niche breadthScolopendra |
| spellingShingle | Kai Zhang Buddhi Dayananda Yifei Liu Zhigang Hu Lin Zhang Spatial and Temporal Variation of Precipitation Drives the Genome Size Variation in Scolopendra in Chinese Mainland Ecology and Evolution ecological factor genome size precipitation niche breadth Scolopendra |
| title | Spatial and Temporal Variation of Precipitation Drives the Genome Size Variation in Scolopendra in Chinese Mainland |
| title_full | Spatial and Temporal Variation of Precipitation Drives the Genome Size Variation in Scolopendra in Chinese Mainland |
| title_fullStr | Spatial and Temporal Variation of Precipitation Drives the Genome Size Variation in Scolopendra in Chinese Mainland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial and Temporal Variation of Precipitation Drives the Genome Size Variation in Scolopendra in Chinese Mainland |
| title_short | Spatial and Temporal Variation of Precipitation Drives the Genome Size Variation in Scolopendra in Chinese Mainland |
| title_sort | spatial and temporal variation of precipitation drives the genome size variation in scolopendra in chinese mainland |
| topic | ecological factor genome size precipitation niche breadth Scolopendra |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70580 |
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