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Multiple forms of balancing selection maintain inversion polymorphism.
Heredity - 1 Mar 2026
Paris Margot, Durmaz Mitchell Esra, Kerdaffrec Envel, Rubin Doriane, Spichtig Cécile, Zurbriggen Felicitas, Becker Joël, Augustijnen Hannah, Thyagarajan Harshavardhan, Zinn Eliane, Gagliardi Fanny, Gobet Elliot, Rey Tristan, Rime Yvan, Ribeiro Machado Sofia, Bachmann Jeremias, Sgammeglia Noemi, Schmidt Paul, Flatt Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Despite many examples of balanced inversion polymorphisms, little is known about how they affect fitness-related traits. This knowledge gap hampers our understanding of how they are selectively maintained as protected polymorphisms. Here, we study the effects of a cosmopolitan balanced inversion polymorphism in D. melanogaster, In(3R)Payne, on fitness components, including traits related to development, growth,...
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