Genetic differentiation of European larch along an altitudinal gradient in the French Alps

Table 2 Standard genetic diversity indices per locus estimated across all the altitudinal plots of the gradient

Locus	N	N _a	N _e	H _o	H _e	G _ST	HWE p value
bcLK_189	788	9	3.284	0.679	0.696	0.022***	0.0396*
bcLK_211	774	16	6.906	0.842	0.855	0.010***	0.5411 ns
bcLK_228	786	12	2.965	0.665	0.663	0.005***	0.1702 ns
bcLK_253	788	11	6.399	0.850	0.844	0.009***	0.0745 ns
Ld_30	787	9	4.974	0.761	0.799	0.010***	0.0382*
Ld_31	784	10	4.792	0.795	0.791	0.013***	0.8362 ns
Ld_50	782	8	3.116	0.662	0.679	0.027***	0.0061**
bcLk_263	783	22	8.281	0.862	0.879	0.005***	0.011*
Ld_42	787	4	2.316	0.521	0.568	0.015***	0.0135*
Ld_56	788	7	4.232	0.770	0.764	0.004**	0.7083 ns
Ld_58	784	17	6.023	0.754	0.834	0.013***	0***
Mean	784.64	11.36	4.844	0.742	0.761	0.012***	–
SE	1.245	1.551	0.569	0.031	0.029	–	–

Differentiation between plots is presented by G _ST index and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium tests
N total number of individuals, N _a number of alleles, N _e number of effective alleles, H _o observed heterozygosity, H _e expected heterozygosity, HWE Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, ns not significant
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, significant F _ST and significant departure from Hardy-Weinberg proportions

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