The Pattern and Distribution of Deleterious Mutations in Maize

Most nonsynonymous mutations are thought to be deleterious because of their effect on protein sequence and are expected to be removed or kept at low frequency by the action of natural selection. Nonetheless, the effect of positive selection on linked sites or drift in small or inbred populations may...

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Main Authors: Mezmouk, Sofiane, Ross-Ibarra, Jeffrey
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Genetics Society of America 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3887532/