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Demography and mating system shape the genome-wide impact of purifying selection in Arabis alpina.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 23 Jan 2018
Laenen Benjamin, Tedder Andrew, Nowak Michael D, Toräng Per, Wunder Jörg, Wötzel Stefan, Steige Kim A, Kourmpetis Yiannis, Odong Thomas, Drouzas Andreas D, Bink Marco C A M, Ågren Jon, Coupland George, Slotte Tanja
Abstract excerpt
Plant mating systems have profound effects on levels and structuring of genetic variation and can affect the impact of natural selection. Although theory predicts that intermediate outcrossing rates may allow plants to prevent accumulation of deleterious alleles, few studies have empirically tested this prediction using genomic data. Here, we study the effect of mating system on purifying selection by conducting...
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