Using genomic prediction to detect microevolutionary change of a quantitative trait
D. C. Hunter, B. Ashraf, C. Berenos, S. E. Johnston, A. J. Wilson, J. G. Pilkington, J. M. Pemberton, J. Slate
This study uses genomic prediction to detect microevolutionary changes in adult body weight of Soay sheep over 35 years, finding an increase in the genetic component despite a decrease in average body weight.
bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2021Evolutionary Biology