Table 2. Polymorphic potential (represented by diverse statistical measures) detected in six model-based population groups (inferred by population genetic structure analysis) using 478 genic and genomic microsatellite markers and 380 TF gene-derived SNP markers.

Population groups	Cicer species	Number of accessions	Genotype number/locus	Allele number/locus	PIC (polymorphism information content)	Gene diversity
POP I	C. arietinum	12	4.19	2–4 (2.2)	0.14–0.68 (0.15)	0.15–0.75 (0.16)
POP II	C. bijugum	19	4.3	2–6 (2.6)	0.05–0.78 (0.25)	0.05–0.83 (0.27)
POP III	C. echinospermum	8	5.06	2–5 (2.5)	0.11–0.77 (0.24)	0.12–0.82 (0.26)
POP IV	C. pinnatifidum	16	4.54	2–6 (2.6)	0.06–0.78 (0.26)	0.06–0.83 (0.29)
POP V	C. reticulatum	16	5.48	2–8 (3.3)	0.05–0.86 (0.37)	0.06–0.89 (0.42)
	C. microphyllum	1
POP VI	C. judaicum	22	4.5	2–7 (3.0)	0.04–0.82 (0.32)	0.05–0.87 (0.35)
Total		94	4.45	2–13 (4.3)	0.02–0.98 (0.46)	0.22–0.99 (0.50)