The evolution of tandem repeat sequences under partial selfing and different modes of selection.

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Tandem repeat (TR) sequences occur when short DNA motifs are repeated head-to-tail along chromosomes and are a major source of genetic variation. Population genetic models of TR evolution have focused on large, randomly mating, haploid populations. Yet many organisms reproduce partially through self-fertilisation ('selfing'), which increases homozygosity and thus may alter the evolutionary processes shaping TR...

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