Population size may shape the accumulation of functional mutations following domestication.
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| Abstract | :
Population genetics theory predicts an important role of differences in the effective population size (N e ) among species on shaping the accumulation of functional mutations by regulating the selection efficiency. However, this correlation has never been tested in domesticated animals. |
| Year of Publication | :
2018
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| Journal | :
BMC evolutionary biology
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| Volume | :
18
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| Issue | :
1
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| Number of Pages | :
4
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| Date Published | :
2018
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| URL | :
https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-018-1120-6
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| DOI | :
10.1186/s12862-018-1120-6
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| Short Title | :
BMC Evol Biol
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