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Population size may shape the accumulation of functional mutations following domestication.

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Abstract
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Population genetics theory predicts an important role of differences in the effective population size (N e ) among species on shaping the accumulation of functional mutations by regulating the selection efficiency. However, this correlation has never been tested in domesticated animals.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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BMC evolutionary biology
Volume
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18
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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4
Date Published
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2018
URL
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https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-018-1120-6
DOI
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10.1186/s12862-018-1120-6
Short Title
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BMC Evol Biol
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