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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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Genetics Society of America
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3887532/ |