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  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Population Genetics
  • Plant Science

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  • Adaptive clines, representing natural selection's impact, are crucial but understudied.
  • Cyanogenesis clines in white clover (Trifolium repens L.) show rapid, repeated evolution across latitudes and altitudes.
  • Understanding trade-offs in selective benefits across geographical gradients is key.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate adaptive clines in white clover cyanogenesis at regional and local scales.
  • To determine if evidence for selection exists across a latitudinal transect.
  • To explore the genetic underpinnings of cyanogenesis evolution in response to environmental pressures.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of population genetic patterns, accounting for demographic processes.
  • Examination of cyanogenesis clines across a geographical transect (Louisiana to Wisconsin, USA).
  • Assessment of local-scale selection pressures and their impact on genetic disequilibrium.

Main Results:

  • Evidence supports the cyanogenesis cline in white clover as adaptive across the studied transect.
  • Divergent selection was predicted to cause gametic phase disequilibrium (LD) within local populations.
  • Absence of LD suggests more complex selective patterns than previously hypothesized, potentially aligning with geographic mosaic theory.

Conclusions:

  • The cyanogenesis cline in white clover is adaptive on a regional scale.
  • Local-scale selective patterns are more complex than predicted by simple models of divergent selection.
  • Further research is needed to understand the geographic mosaic of selection influencing these clines.