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Selection responses of means and inbreeding depression for female fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster suggest contributions from intermediate-frequency alleles to quantitative trait variation [PDF]
, 2007 The extent to which quantitative trait variability is caused by rare alleles maintained by mutation, versus intermediate-frequency alleles maintained by balancing selection, is an unsolved problem of evolutionary genetics.
Borthwick, Helen +2 more
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Crop Journal, 2022 Heterosis contributes greatly to crop production, but the genetic basis of heterosis is not fully understood. To identify heterotic loci (HLs) for grain yield, 12 yield traits were evaluated in four rice (Oryza sativa L.) mapping populations: one ...
Chaopu Zhang +6 more
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Restoration Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 1, January 2026.Restoration practitioners often seek to reestablish native plant communities through seed sowing; however, the effectiveness can vary across species and soil resource gradients. We asked how seeding density and first‐year, plot‐level soil moisture affect the abundances of 11 tallgrass prairie species 4 years after seeding and whether species‐level ...
Isabelle A. Turner +2 more
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Expression of DLK1 and MEG3 genes in porcine tissues during postnatal development
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2010 The Drosophila-like homolog 1 (DLK1), a transmembrane signal protein similar to other members of the Notch/Delta/Serrate family, regulates the differentiation process in many types of mammalian cells.
Maria Oczkowicz +4 more
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Evolutionary implications of a high selfing rate in the freshwater snail Lymnaea truncatula. [PDF]
, 2003 Self-compatible hermaphroditic organisms that mix self-fertilization and outcrossing are of great interest for investigating the evolution of mating systems.
Degen, L. +3 more
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Journal of Ecology, Volume 113, Issue 12, Page 3678-3699, December 2025.This study tests how nutrient availability and spatial distribution influence root nutrient acquisition strategies of Vaccinium myrtillus in temperate forests. Greater nutrient availability was associated with shorter, thicker and denser roots, whereas patchy nutrient distribution only increased variability in root phosphatase activity.
Barbara Meyers +4 more
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[Open peer commentary] Is genomics bad for you? [PDF]
, 2012 The plasticity of the genome complicates genetic causation, but should be investigated from a functional perspective. Specific adaptive hypotheses are referenced in the target article, but it is also necessary to explain how the integrity of the genome ...
Benjamin J. A. Dickins, Hastings
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Journal of Experimental Botany, 2013 The practice of hybridization has greatly contributed to the increase in crop productivity. A major component that exploits heterosis in crops is the cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS)/nucleus-controlled fertility restoration (Rf) system.
Z. Wang +6 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2025.We conducted individual banding and resighting studies and collected genetic data in populations of coastal Cactus Wrens in Orange and San Diego Counties between 2009 and 2020. We found that survival was much lower for hatch year birds than after hatch year birds and that higher precipitation and heterozygosity had positive effects on survival. Results
Amy G. Vandergast +6 more
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Influence of Dominance and Drift on Lethal Mutations in Human Populations
Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 We consider disease-causing mutations that are lethal when homozygous. Lethality involves the very strongest form of negative selection, with the selection coefficient against the disease-carrying homozygote having its maximum value of unity.
David Waxman, Andrew D. J. Overall
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