Genomic selection strategies and their potential to maintain rare alleles and de-novo mutations: a long-term assessment.

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BACKGROUND: Sustainable breeding programs need to balance short-term genetic improvement with the conservation of genetic diversity. While genomic selection has considerably increased the genetic gain for many breeding programs, the consequences on diversity can be less desirable. This is particularly the case for rare alleles and de-novo mutations, as markers used in genomic selection are generally not strongly...

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