A higher load of deleterious mutations has a detrimental effect on tree growth in maritime pine
Rosalía Piñeiro, Lowana Cahn, Katharina B. Budde, Agathe Hurel, Adélaïde Theraroz, GIOVANNI GIUSEPPE VENDRAMIN, Sara Pinosio, Isabelle Lesur, Marina de Miguel, Christophe Plomion, Myriam Heuertz, Santiago C. González‐Martínez
This study shows that higher genetic load, caused by deleterious mutations, is associated with reduced tree growth in maritime pine.
bioRxiv · Nov 9, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology