Less effective selection leads to larger genomes

Volume: 27, Issue: 6, Pages: 1016 - 1028
Published: Apr 19, 2017
Abstract
The evolutionary origin of the striking genome size variations found in eukaryotes remains enigmatic. The effective size of populations, by controlling selection efficacy, is expected to be a key parameter underlying genome size evolution. However, this hypothesis has proved difficult to investigate using empirical data sets. Here, we tested this hypothesis using 22 de novo transcriptomes and low-coverage genomes of asellid isopods, which...
Paper Details
Title
Less effective selection leads to larger genomes
Published Date
Apr 19, 2017
Volume
27
Issue
6
Pages
1016 - 1028
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