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) |