Genomic consequences of transitions from cross- to self-fertilization on the efficacy of selection in three independently derived selfing plants

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Transitions from cross- to self-fertilization are associated with increased genetic drift rendering weakly selected mutations effectively neutral. The effect of drift is predicted to reduce selective constraints on amino acid sequenc...

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Main Authors: Ness Rob W, Siol Mathieu, Barrett Spencer C H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/611