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Inbreeding depression in small populations of self-incompatible plants.
Genetics - 1 Nov 2001
Glémin S, Bataillon T, Ronfort J, Mignot A, Olivieri I
Abstract excerpt
Self-incompatibility (SI) is a widespread mechanism that prevents inbreeding in flowering plants. In many species, SI is controlled by a single locus (the S locus) where numerous alleles are maintained by negative frequency-dependent selection. Inbreeding depression, the decline in fitness of selfed individuals compared to outcrossed ones, is an essential factor in the evolution of SI systems. Conversely,...
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