Balancing selection maintains hyper-divergent haplotypes in C. elegans
D. Lee, S. Zdraljevic, L. Stevens, Y. Wang, R. E. Tanny, T. A. Crombie, D. E. Cook, A. K. Webster, R. Chirakar, L. R. Baugh, M. Sterken, C. Braendle, M.-A. Felix, M. Rockman, E. C. Andersen
The paper shows that balancing selection maintains genetic diversity in hyper-divergent regions of C. elegans, enabling adaptation despite selfing.
bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology