Genotype-by-Environment Interaction and Plasticity: Exploring Genomic Responses of Plants to the Abiotic Environment

Author:

Des Marais David L.1,Hernandez Kyle M.1,Juenger Thomas E.12

Affiliation:

1. Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712;

2. Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712

Abstract

There is considerable interest in the occurrence and molecular mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity and genotype-by-environment interactions (G×E) in plant populations. The emergence of genomic tools, including quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping and transcriptome studies, provides opportunities to identify G×E patterns and mechanisms across a diversity of phenotypes, species, and environments. We review progress in evaluating the presence and characterizing the mechanisms of G×E using genomic studies of abiotic responses in plants. Our review reveals that G×E is common, often caused by changes in the magnitude of genetic effects in response to the environment, and associated with diverse genetic factors and molecular variants. We illustrate this diversity with an examination of transcriptome studies and discussion of cloned genes underlying G×E. We discuss the caveats associated with existing studies and outline future directions for better understanding G×E and its impact on local adaptation and plant improvement.

Publisher

Annual Reviews

Subject

Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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