Drivers of linkage disequilibrium across a species' geographic range.

While linkage disequilibrium (LD) is an important parameter in genetics and evolutionary biology, the drivers of LD remain elusive. Using whole-genome sequences from across a species' range, we assessed the impact of demographic history and mating system on LD. Both range expansion and a shift...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kay Lucek, Yvonne Willi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-03-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009477