Inbreeding: when parents transmit more than genes.
Inbreeding in wild populations can have devastating effects on fitness, but the genetic causes should not be transmitted across generations. A new study of song sparrows has revealed a parent-offspring resemblance for inbreeding, resulting from population structuring, with important implications for...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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