Breakdown of sporophytic self-incompatibility: Diploids versus tetraploids
Douet, D.; Billiard, S.; Vekemans, X.; Clo, J.
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Many angiosperm species possess self-incompatibility (SI) systems that prevent self-fertilization. Because empirical studies often report higher selfing rates in tetraploids than in diploids, we investigate whether sporophytic self-incompatibility (SSI) is more likely to break down after the introduction of a self-compatible (SC) allele in tetraploid populations. To address this question, we use analytical models and individual-based simulations to compare diploid and tetraploid populations under two main scenarios: (1) all SI alleles are codominant, and (2) SI alleles are structured into dominance classes. Overall, our results indicate that SSI is more difficult to maintain in tetraploids than in diploids, with dominance relationships playing a key role in the invasion success of an SC allele. When SI alleles are organized into dominance classes, increasing the dominance of the SC allele generally favors SSI breakdown in tetraploids, while diploids show weaker sensitivity to dominance, with SSI maintained across all dominance scenarios for the SC allele under sufficiently high inbreeding depression. However, when the SC allele is dominant over all SI alleles, SSI is more readily maintained in both the codominant and dominance-class models.
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