@article{fdi:010070315,
  title = {{M}yosin {XI} is associated with fitness and adaptation to aridity in wild pearl millet},
  author = {{O}usseini, {I}. {S}. and {B}akasso, {Y}. and {K}ane, {N}. {A}. and {C}ouderc, {M}arie and {Z}ekraoui, {L}eila and {M}ariac, {C}{\'e}dric and {M}anicacci, {D}. and {R}hon{\'e}, {B}{\'e}n{\'e}dicte and {B}arnaud, {A}deline and {B}erthouly {S}alazar, {C}{\'e}cile and {A}ssoumane, {A}. and {M}oussa, {D}. and {M}oussa, {T}ony and {V}igouroux, {Y}ves},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}henotypic changes in plants can be observed along many environmental gradients and are determined by both environmental and genetic factors. {T}he identification of alleles associated with phenotypic variations is a rapidly developing area of research. {W}e studied the genetic basis of phenotypic variations in 11 populations of wild pearl millet ({P}ennisetum glaucum) on two {N}orth-{S}outh aridity gradients, one in {N}iger and one in {M}ali. {M}ost of the 11 phenotypic traits assessed in a common garden experiment varied between the populations studied. {M}oreover, the size of the inflorescence, the number of flowers and aboveground dry mass co-varied positively with a decrease in rainfall. {T}o decipher the genetic basis of these phenotypes, we used an association mapping strategy with a mixed model. {W}e found two {SNP}s on the same myosin {XI} contig significantly associated with variations in the average number of flowers. {B}oth the allele frequency of the two {SNP}s and the average number of flowers co-varied with the rainfall gradient on the two gradients. {I}nterestingly, this gene was also a target of selection during domestication. {T}he {M}yosin {XI} gene is thus a good candidate for fitness-related adaptation in wild populations.},
  keywords = {{NIGER} ; {MALI}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}eredity},
  volume = {119},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {88--94},
  ISSN = {0018-067{X}},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1038/hdy.2017.13},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070315},
}