The hidden geometry of breeding constraints.

Abstract excerpt

Thousands of years of breeding and agronomic change have pushed genetic change into increasingly narrow corridors. The approach has worked effectively, but gains are slowing and much genetic variance expected from heritability estimates is not readily found. We propose that breeding constraints, the practical demands that make crops useful, force genetic exploration onto curved, lower-dimensional surfaces within...

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