The crop pathogen Blumeria hordei exhibits genome-wide pervasive selective and neutral sweepstakes reproduction signatures.
Miles Anderson, Luzie U. Wingen, Bernarda Biggemann Troche, Xinyi Liu, M Mueller, Ralph Hückelhoven, Aurélien Tellier
This study analyzes genome-wide polymorphism data in Blumeria hordei to infer sweepstakes reproduction and quantify selective and neutral processes in its genome.
bioRxiv · May 6, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology