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Journal of Dairy Science: Homozygosity, which can arise from several genetic mechanisms including inbreeding, is frequently observed in the offspring of related parents. This inbreeding can lead to a reduced performance, owing to a phenomenon known as inbreeding depression ...
B.A. Scott +5 more
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A multivariate analysis with direct additive and inbreeding depression load effects
Genetics Selection Evolution, 2019 Background Inbreeding is caused by mating between related individuals and its most common consequence is inbreeding depression. Several studies have detected heterogeneity in inbreeding depression among founder individuals, and recently a procedure for ...
Luis Varona +4 more
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Insect Science, EarlyView.An intronless version of the white pupae (wp) gene was engineered to restore the wild type brown puparium color in white pupae phenotype mutants of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. Functionality of the minimal gene version (mini‐wp) was verified in vivo, as one copy of mini‐wp successfully restored the wild type phenotype in homozygous ...
Lucas Henrique Figueiredo Prates +4 more
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Correlation Analysis among the Various Inbreeding Coefficients of Pannon Ka Rabbits
DiversityIn a closed population with a limited population size, mating of related animals is unavoidable. In this study, the genealogy data of a synthetic maternal rabbit breed called Pannon Ka were used to calculate different inbreeding coefficients.
István Nagy +5 more
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Understanding the evolution of native pinewoods in Scotland will benefit their future management and conservation [PDF]
, 2010 Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is a foundation species in Scottish highland forests and a national icon. Due to heavy exploitation, the current native pinewood coverage represents a small fraction of the postglacial maximum.
Barton +22 more
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Insect Science, EarlyView.Coloration serves several fitness‐related functions, including thermoregulation, immunity, social signaling, sexual selection, and predator avoidance. Consequently, color polymorphism can have a significant impact on a species’ interactions with its environment, including its relationships with predators, prey, and potential mates. The wood tiger moth (
Juan A. Galarza +9 more
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Cryptic female choice favours sperm from major histocompatibility complex-dissimilar males [PDF]
, 2013 Cryptic female choice may enable polyandrous females to avoid inbreeding or bias offspring variability at key loci after mating. However, the role of these genetic benefits in cryptic female choice remains poorly understood. Female red junglefowl, Gallus
Alcaide M +8 more
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Inbreeding Promotes Female Promiscuity
Science, 2011 After a population bottleneck, polyandry allows females to select sperm with the best prospects for fitness.
Michalczyk, Łukasz +6 more
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Molecular mechanisms of sex determination in Lepidoptera: current status and perspectives
Insect Science, EarlyView.The genetic basis of sex determination in Lepidoptera was discovered in 2014 in the silkworm Bombyx mori. In this model species, the W chromosome‐derived small piRNA called Fem piRNA downregulates the expression of a Z‐linked gene, Masculinizer (Masc), which leads to the default female‐specific splicing of the doublesex gene (dsxF) and thus to female ...
František Marec +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Inbreeding and enemy infestation are common in plants and can synergistically reduce their performance. This inbreeding ×environment (I × E) interaction may be of particular importance for the success of plant invasions if introduced populations ...
Karin Schrieber +6 more
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