Partial selfing eliminates inbreeding depression while maintaining genetic diversity
Ivo M. Chelo, Bruno Afonso, Sara Carvalho, Ioannis Theologidis, Christine Goy, Ania Pino-Querido, Stephen R. Proulx, Henrique Teotónio
This study shows that partial selfing reduces inbreeding depression while preserving genetic diversity in C. elegans by purging deleterious alleles and maintaining adaptive variation.
bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2017 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology