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Genomic consequences of selection on self-incompatibility genes.
Current opinion in plant biology - 1 Apr 2008
Schierup Mikkel Heide, Vekemans Xavier
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Frequency-dependent selection at plant self-incompatibility systems is inherent and well understood theoretically. A self-incompatibility locus leads to a strong peak of diversity in the genome, to a unique distribution of diversity across the species and possibly to increased introgression between closely related species. We review recent empirical studies demonstrating these features and relate the empirical...
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