Heterosis Is Prevalent Among Domesticated but not Wild Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Crosses between inbred but unrelated individuals often result in an increased fitness of the progeny. This phenomenon is known as heterosis and has been reported for wild and domesticated populations of plants and animals. Analysis of heterosis is often hindered by the fact that the genetic relatedn...

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Main Authors: Plech, Marcin, de Visser, J. Arjan G. M., Korona, Ryszard
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Genetics Society of America 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931565/