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Inbreeding depression and low between-population heterosis in recently diverged experimental populations of a selfing species.
Heredity - 1 Feb 2011
Rousselle Y, Thomas M, Galic N, Bonnin I, Goldringer I
Abstract excerpt
In fragmented populations, genetic drift and selection reduce genetic diversity, which in turn results in a loss of fitness or in a loss of evolvability. Genetic rescue, that is, controlled input of diversity from distant populations, may restore evolutionary potential, whereas outbreeding depression might counteract the positive effect of this strategy. We carried out self-pollination and crosses within and...
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