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Contribution of both positive selection and relaxation of selective constraints to degeneration of flyability during geese domestication.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Wang Ye, Hu Yaodong, He Daqian, Chen Shiyi, Li Siming, Lan Dan, Ren Peng, Lin Zhenping, Liu Yiping
Abstract excerpt
Flyability is the most discrepant trait between modern-day geese and their wild ancestors, and the degeneration of flyability is a key marker of the successful domestication of wild geese. In light of the relatively short history of domestic geese, intense artificial selection is thought to play an important role in the degeneration of flyability. However, the underlying mechanism behind this phenomenon has...
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