Table 3.
Arabidopsis microsatellite genetic variation
| Taxon | Ploidy | Mating system | Individuals (populations) | No. of alleles | Mean no. of alleles per locus (SD) 2 | No. of unique alleles | No. of rare alleles (5%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. arenicola | Diploid | SC | 19 (14) | 17 | 1.04 (0.10) | - | - |
| A. lyrata subsp. lyrata | Diploid | SI/SC1 | 57 (29) | 38 | 1.18 (0.16) | - | - |
| A. petraea susbp. umbrosa | Diploid | Unknown | 25 (16) | 29 | 1.20 (0.26) | - | 2 |
| A. petraea subsp. septentrionalis | Tetraploid | Unknown | 8 (8) | 36 | 1.63 (0.31) | 2 | 2 |
| A. lyrata subsp. petraea | Diploid | SI | 187 (13) | 89 | 1.46 (0.19) | 10 | 13 |
| A. lyrata subsp. petraea | Tetraploid | SI | 25 (5) | 57 | 1.93 (0.37) | - | - |
| A. arenosa subsp. arenosa | Tetraploid | SI | 76 (13) | 94 | 2.31 (0.33) | 2 | 5 |
| A. arenosa subsp. arenosa var. intermedia | Tetraploid | SI | 14 (4) | 44 | 2.19 (0.27) | - | - |
| A. arenosa subsp. borbasii | Tetraploid | SI | 160 (22) | 111 | 2.30 (0.33) | 7 | 9 |
| A. carpatica | Diploid | SI | 113 (9) | 104 | 1.59 (0.19) | 6 | 10 |
| A. petrogena subsp. petrogena | Diploid | SI | 73 (7) | 73 | 1.53 (0.20) | - | 3 |
| A. petrogena subsp. exoleta | Tetraploid | SI | 56 (11) | 83 | 2.22 (0.36) | 1 | 5 |
| A. neglecta subsp. neglecta | Diploid | SI | 35 (5) | 51 | 1.51 (0.21) | 1 | 3 |
| A. neglecta subsp. robusta | Tetraploid | SI | 8 (1) | 39 | 2.24 (0.23) | - | 2 |
| A. nitida | Diploid | SI | 22 (4) | 59 | 1.54 (0.22) | 3 | 3 |
| A. croatica | Diploid | SI | 15 (3) | 26 | 1.33 (0.19) | 1 | 1 |
| A. halleri subsp. dacica | Diploid | SI | 3 (3) | 15 | 1.53 (0.31) | - | - |
| A. halleri subsp. halleri | Diploid | SI | 199 (19) | 59 | 1.37 (0.19) | 6 | 7 |
| A. halleri subsp. ovirensis | Diploid | SI | 24 (4) | 18 | 1.31 (0.16) | 1 | 1 |
| A. halleri subsp. tatrica | Diploid | SI | 25 (7) | 40 | 1.37 (0.14) | - | 1 |
| A. halleri subsp. gemmifera | Diploid | SI | 8 (5) | 15 | 1.10 (0.15) | - | - |
| A. cebennensis | Diploid | SI | 153 (11) | 23 | 1.17 (0.14) | - | - |
| A. pedemontana | Diploid | SI | 40 (9) | 22 | 1.31 (0.18) | - | 1 |
Summary table of analyzed individuals and populations of the various Arabidopsis taxa for microsatellite variation. Information on ploidy level, mating system variation (own data and literature survey) and some summary statistics are provided. SC: self-compatible, SI: self-incompatible.
1SC populations of North American A. lyrata subsp. lyrata are not considered here.
2Respectively two loci in tetraploids.