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Invasions of an obligate asexual daphnid species support the nearly neutral theory.
Scientific reports - 4 May 2022
Ohtsuki Hajime, Norimatsu Hirotomo, Makino Takashi, Urabe Jotaro
Abstract excerpt
To verify the "nearly neutral theory (NNT)," the ratio of nonsynonymous to synonymous substitutions (dN/dS) was compared among populations of different species. To determine the validity of NNT, however, populations that are genetically isolated from each other but share the same selection agents and differ in size should be compared. Genetically different lineages of obligate asexual Daphnia pulex invading Japan...
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