Cytogenetic evidence of hybridization in Prosopis alba, P. hassleri, and P. fiebrigii in the semiarid-humid Chaco transition

Hybridization is a common and widespread phenomenon in vascular plants, leading to genetic exchange between related species. Interspecific hybridization has been extensively reported in Prosopis, a key genus of the Gran Chaco Americano, when species grow in sympatry or have adjacent distributions. H...

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Main Authors: Vega, Carmen Delcira, Cosacov, Andrea, Acosta, María Cristina
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14983
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/11263504.2023.2214563
https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2023.2214563
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description Hybridization is a common and widespread phenomenon in vascular plants, leading to genetic exchange between related species. Interspecific hybridization has been extensively reported in Prosopis, a key genus of the Gran Chaco Americano, when species grow in sympatry or have adjacent distributions. Here, we performed a cytogenetic study in a hybrid zone of Prosopis alba, P. hassleri, and P. fiebrigii in southern South America. We characterized the karyotypes of pure species and the putative interspecific hybrids using chromosome fluorescent banding. Two karyotypes according to the heterochromatin pattern were identified, one corresponding to P. alba and the other to P. hassleri and P. fiebrigii; hybrid individuals presented P. alba or P. hassleri/P. fiebrigii karyotypes. The karyotypic formula and the number of nucleolar organizer regions were the same for all the studied morphotypes. Chromosome similarity among different species of the genus allows a continued hybridization and introgression between species and lends support to the hypothesis of a relatively recent diversification of Prosopis. Studying karyotype variation within a population could be a novel approach to the cytogenetic study of hybrids in the future.
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spelling INTA149832023-08-23T11:05:37Z Cytogenetic evidence of hybridization in Prosopis alba, P. hassleri, and P. fiebrigii in the semiarid-humid Chaco transition Vega, Carmen Delcira Cosacov, Andrea Acosta, María Cristina Chromosome Banding Karyotypes Hybridization Bandeo de Cromosomas Cariotipos Ceratonia Siliqua Argentina Prosopis Alba Hibridación Plant Evolution Algarrobo Gran Chaco Región Chaco Semiárido Hybridization is a common and widespread phenomenon in vascular plants, leading to genetic exchange between related species. Interspecific hybridization has been extensively reported in Prosopis, a key genus of the Gran Chaco Americano, when species grow in sympatry or have adjacent distributions. Here, we performed a cytogenetic study in a hybrid zone of Prosopis alba, P. hassleri, and P. fiebrigii in southern South America. We characterized the karyotypes of pure species and the putative interspecific hybrids using chromosome fluorescent banding. Two karyotypes according to the heterochromatin pattern were identified, one corresponding to P. alba and the other to P. hassleri and P. fiebrigii; hybrid individuals presented P. alba or P. hassleri/P. fiebrigii karyotypes. The karyotypic formula and the number of nucleolar organizer regions were the same for all the studied morphotypes. Chromosome similarity among different species of the genus allows a continued hybridization and introgression between species and lends support to the hypothesis of a relatively recent diversification of Prosopis. Studying karyotype variation within a population could be a novel approach to the cytogenetic study of hybrids in the future. Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales Fil: Vega, Carmen Delcira. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales; Argentina Fil: Vega, Carmen Delcira. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Unidad de Estudios Agropecuarios (UDEA) ; Argentina Fil: Cosacov, Andrea. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Acosta, María Cristina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal; Argentina 2023-08-23T10:55:51Z 2023-08-23T10:55:51Z 2023-06-06 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14983 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/11263504.2023.2214563 1126-3504 1724-5575 (online) https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2023.2214563 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PE-E6-I114-001, Caracterización de la diversidad genética de plantas, animales y microorganismos mediante herramientas de genómica aplicada. info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Taylor and Francis Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 157 (4) : 873-880 (2023)
spellingShingle Chromosome Banding
Karyotypes
Hybridization
Bandeo de Cromosomas
Cariotipos
Ceratonia Siliqua
Argentina
Prosopis Alba
Hibridación
Plant Evolution
Algarrobo
Gran Chaco
Región Chaco Semiárido
Vega, Carmen Delcira
Cosacov, Andrea
Acosta, María Cristina
Cytogenetic evidence of hybridization in Prosopis alba, P. hassleri, and P. fiebrigii in the semiarid-humid Chaco transition
title Cytogenetic evidence of hybridization in Prosopis alba, P. hassleri, and P. fiebrigii in the semiarid-humid Chaco transition
title_full Cytogenetic evidence of hybridization in Prosopis alba, P. hassleri, and P. fiebrigii in the semiarid-humid Chaco transition
title_fullStr Cytogenetic evidence of hybridization in Prosopis alba, P. hassleri, and P. fiebrigii in the semiarid-humid Chaco transition
title_full_unstemmed Cytogenetic evidence of hybridization in Prosopis alba, P. hassleri, and P. fiebrigii in the semiarid-humid Chaco transition
title_short Cytogenetic evidence of hybridization in Prosopis alba, P. hassleri, and P. fiebrigii in the semiarid-humid Chaco transition
title_sort cytogenetic evidence of hybridization in prosopis alba p hassleri and p fiebrigii in the semiarid humid chaco transition
topic Chromosome Banding
Karyotypes
Hybridization
Bandeo de Cromosomas
Cariotipos
Ceratonia Siliqua
Argentina
Prosopis Alba
Hibridación
Plant Evolution
Algarrobo
Gran Chaco
Región Chaco Semiárido
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/14983
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/11263504.2023.2214563
https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2023.2214563
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