Evolutionary and Deep Learning Models Highlight Deleterious Mutations Behind the History of Sugar Beet Breeding
Evan M. Long, Rajtilak Majumdar, Rachel P. Naegele, Kevin Dorn
The paper identifies deleterious mutations in sugar beet by combining evolutionary models and deep learning, showing a decline in genetic load over time due to breeding.
bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2026 · PreprintGenomics