Low genetic variation is associated with low mutation rate in the giant duckweed
Shuqing Xu, Jessica Stapley, Saskia Gablenz, Justin Boyer, Klaus‐J. Appenroth, K. Sowjanya Sree, Jonathan Gershenzon, Alex Widmer, Meret Huber
The paper shows that the giant duckweed has extremely low genetic diversity due to its exceptionally low mutation rate despite a large population size.
Nature Communications · Mar 18, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics