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Lack of low frequency variants masks patterns of non-neutral evolution following domestication.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Frère Céline H, Prentis Peter J, Gilding Edward K, Mudge Agnieszka M, Cruickshank Alan, Godwin Ian D
Abstract excerpt
Detecting artificial selection in the genome of domesticated species can not only shed light on human history but can also be beneficial to future breeding strategies. Evidence for selection has been documented in domesticated species including maize and rice, but few studies have to date detected signals of artificial selection in the Sorghum bicolor genome. Based on evidence that domesticated S. bicolor and its...
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