Natural variation in fecundity is correlated with species-wide levels of divergence in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>

AbstractLife history traits underlie the fitness of organisms and are under strong natural selection. A new mutation that positively impacts a life history trait will likely increase in frequency and become fixed in a population (e.g.Caenorhabditis elegansC. elegansC. elegansC. elegansC. elegansC. e...

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Main Authors: Gaotian Zhang, Jake D Mostad, Erik C Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2021-05-01
Series:G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
Online Access:https://academic.oup.com/g3journal/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/g3journal/jkab168