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ArticleFrontiers in genetics2025

Negative frequency-dependent selection through variations in seedling fitness due to genetic differentiation of parents' pair in a tropical rainforest tree,

Naoki Tani, Chin Hong Ng, Soon Leong Lee, Chai Ting Lee, Norwati Muhammad, Toshiaki Kondo, Yoshihiko Tsumura, Saori Sugiyama, Kaoru Niiyama, Azizi Ripin and 2 more

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Naoki TaniForestry Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Tsukuba, Japan.
Chin Hong NgForestry Biotechnology Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kuala Lumpur, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Soon Leong LeeForestry Biotechnology Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kuala Lumpur, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Chai Ting LeeForestry Biotechnology Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kuala Lumpur, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Norwati MuhammadForestry Biotechnology Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kuala Lumpur, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Toshiaki KondoBioresource and Post-Harvest Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Tsukuba, Japan.
Yoshihiko TsumuraFaculty of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Saori SugiyamaGraduate School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Kaoru NiiyamaDepartment of Forest Vegetation, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Forest Research and Management Organization, Tsukuba, Japan.
Azizi RipinAdvance Forest Resources, Rawang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Abdul Rahman KassimForestry and Environment Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kuala Lumpur, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Samsudin MusaForestry and Environment Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kuala Lumpur, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

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Introduction: The role of syngameons in adaption to microgeographical environmental heterogeneity is important and could be one of the sources of rich species diversity in tropical forests. In addition, negative frequency- or density-dependent selection is one of the major processes contributing to the maintenance of genetic diversity. Methods: To assess genetic factors that affect the fitness of seedlings of Results: A Bayesian based clustering analysis revealed that three genetically distinct clusters were observed in almost all populations throughout the distributional range of the species in Malay Peninsula and provided the optimum explanation for the genetic structure of 182 mature individuals in the plots. The two clusters showed larger genetic differentiation from the ancestral admixture population, but the other one was not differentiated. The bi-parental larger genetic heterogeneity was associated with a significantly higher probability of seedling survivorship, and likewise, higher performance of vertical growth of the seedlings; but the seed weight and genetic relatedness did not significantly affect those. Discussion: This evidence suggests that fitter seedlings derived from mating between parents with different genetic clusters contribute to maintaining genetic diversity through negative frequency-dependent selection and may have an important role in adaptation in the tropical forest plant community.

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dipterocarpfitnessfrequency-dependent selectiongenetic structuresyngameontropical rainforest

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PMCPMC11839620

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