On Deleterious Mutations in Perennials: Inbreeding Depression, Mutation Load, and Life-History Evolution.

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AbstractIn angiosperms, perennials typically present much higher levels of inbreeding depression than annuals. One hypothesis to explain this pattern stems from the observation that inbreeding depression is expressed across multiple life stages in angiosperms. It posits that increased inbreeding depression in more long-lived species could be explained by differences in the way mutations affect fitness, through...

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