Biodiversity is not evenly distributed among relatedgroups,raising questions about the factors con-tributing to such disparities.The sunflower family(Asteraceae,>26,000 species)is among the largestand most diverse ...Biodiversity is not evenly distributed among relatedgroups,raising questions about the factors con-tributing to such disparities.The sunflower family(Asteraceae,>26,000 species)is among the largestand most diverse plant families,but its species di-versity is concentrated in a few subfamilies,pro-viding an opportunity to study the factors affectingbiodiversity.Phylotranscriptomic analyses here of244 transcriptomes and genomes produced a phy-logeny with strong support for the monophyly ofAsteraceae and the monophyly of most subfamiliesand tribes.This phylogeny provides a reference fordetecting changes in diversification rates and pos-sible factors affecting Asteraceae diversity,whichinclude global climate shifts,whole‐genome dupli-cations(WGDs),and morphological evolution.Theorigin of Asteraceae was estimated at~83 Mya,with most subfamilies having diverged before theCretaceous–Paleocene boundary.Phylotran-scriptomic analyses supported the existence of 41WGDs in Asteraceae.Changes to herbaceousnessand capitulescence with multipleflower‐like capitula,often with distinctflorets and scaly pappus/re-ceptacular bracts,are associated with multiple up-shifts in diversification rate.WGDs might have con-tributed to the survival of early Asteraceae byproviding new genetic materials to support mor-phological transitions.The resulting competitive ad-vantage for adapting to different niches would haveincreased biodiversity in Asteraceae.展开更多
基金supported by funds from grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos 31770242 and 31970224)the Biology Department and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University
文摘Biodiversity is not evenly distributed among relatedgroups,raising questions about the factors con-tributing to such disparities.The sunflower family(Asteraceae,>26,000 species)is among the largestand most diverse plant families,but its species di-versity is concentrated in a few subfamilies,pro-viding an opportunity to study the factors affectingbiodiversity.Phylotranscriptomic analyses here of244 transcriptomes and genomes produced a phy-logeny with strong support for the monophyly ofAsteraceae and the monophyly of most subfamiliesand tribes.This phylogeny provides a reference fordetecting changes in diversification rates and pos-sible factors affecting Asteraceae diversity,whichinclude global climate shifts,whole‐genome dupli-cations(WGDs),and morphological evolution.Theorigin of Asteraceae was estimated at~83 Mya,with most subfamilies having diverged before theCretaceous–Paleocene boundary.Phylotran-scriptomic analyses supported the existence of 41WGDs in Asteraceae.Changes to herbaceousnessand capitulescence with multipleflower‐like capitula,often with distinctflorets and scaly pappus/re-ceptacular bracts,are associated with multiple up-shifts in diversification rate.WGDs might have con-tributed to the survival of early Asteraceae byproviding new genetic materials to support mor-phological transitions.The resulting competitive ad-vantage for adapting to different niches would haveincreased biodiversity in Asteraceae.
