Article
Detection of individual ploidy levels with genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) analysis
Molecular Ecology Resources
(2017)
Abstract
Ploidy levels sometimes vary among individuals or populations, particularly in plants. When such variation exists, accurate determination of cytotype can inform studies of ecology or trait variation and is required for population genetic analyses. Here, we propose and evaluate a statistical approach for distinguishing low-level ploidy variants (e.g. diploids, triploids and tetraploids) based on genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) data. The method infers cytotypes based on observed heterozygosity and the ratio of DNA sequences containing different alleles at thousands of heterozygous SNPs (i.e. allelic ratios). Whereas the method does not require prior information on ploidy, a reference set of samples with known ploidy can be included in the analysis if it is available. We explore the power and limitations of this method using simulated data sets and GBS data from natural populations of aspen (Populus tremuloides) known to include both diploid and triploid individuals. The proposed method was able to reliably discriminate among diploids, triploids and tetraploids in simulated data sets, and this was true for different levels of genetic diversity, inbreeding and population structure.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2017
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12657
Citation Information
Karen E. Mock. "Detection of individual ploidy levels with genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) analysis" Molecular Ecology Resources Vol. 17 Iss. 6 (2017) p. 1156 - 1167 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/karen_mock/97/