Origin and Evolution of Deleterious Mutations in Horses
Domestication has changed the natural evolutionary trajectory of horses by favoring the reproduction of a limited number of animals showing traits of interest. Reduced breeding stocks hampered the elimination of deleterious variants by means of negative selection, ultimately inflating mutational loa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-08-01
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| Series: | Genes |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/10/9/649 |