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A distributive germline restricts the spread of new mutations

2026-02-08

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Genetic bottlenecks in the germline can amplify the impact of mutations, increasing the likelihood that new mutations are transmitted to multiple offspring. Here, we evaluate the timing and consequences of bottlenecks leading to maize pollen. By tracking transposon-induced mutations across tissues, we find that pollen derives from multiple early embryonic cell lineages, maintained by radial symmetries throughout d...

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Literature Corpus work: 11b39e09-b029-5cc9-89a9-fe95b8e43530
DOI: 10.64898/2026.02.05.704067

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