Population genomics and epigenomics of Spirodela polyrhiza provide insights into the evolution of facultative asexuality.

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Many plants are facultatively asexual, balancing short-term benefits with long-term costs of asexuality. During range expansion, natural selection likely influences the genetic controls of asexuality in these organisms. However, evidence of natural selection driving asexuality is limited, and the evolutionary consequences of asexuality on the genomic and epigenomic diversity remain controversial. We analyzed...

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