Joint inference of evolutionary transitions to self-fertilization and demographic history using whole-genome sequences

The evolution from outcrossing to selfing occurred recently across the eukaryote tree of life in plants, animals, fungi, and algae. Despite short-term advantages, selfing is hypothetically an evolutionary dead-end reproductive strategy. The tippy distribution on phylogenies suggests that most selfin...

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Main Authors: Stefan Strütt, Thibaut Sellinger, Sylvain Glémin, Aurélien Tellier, Stefan Laurent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2023-05-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/82384