Population size may shape the accumulation of functional mutations following domestication

Population size may shape the accumulation of functional mutations following domestication

Abstract Background Population genetics theory predicts an important role of differences in the effective population size (N e ) among species on shaping the accumulation of functional mutations by regulating the selection efficiency. However, this correlation has never been tested in domesticated a...

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Main Authors: Jianhai Chen, Pan Ni, Xinyun Li, Jianlin Han, Ivan Jakovlić, Chengjun Zhang, Shuhong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Purifying selection
Positive selection
Selection dynamics
Effective population size
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1120-6

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