Polygenic selection to a changing optimum under self–fertilisation
by Matthew Hartfield, Sylvain Glémin
Many traits are polygenic, affected by multiple genetic variants throughout the genome. Selection acting on these traits involves co–ordinated allele–frequency changes at these underlying variants, and this process has been extensively studied in random–mating populations. Yet many species self–fertilise to some degree, which incurs changes to genetic diversity, recombination and genome segregation. These factors cumulatively influence how polygenic selection is realised in nature. Читать дальше...