Selection for complex traits leaves little or no classic signatures of selection

E. Kemper, Kathryn; J Saxton, Sarah; Bolormaa, Sunduimijid; J. Hayes, Ben; E. Goddard, Michael

doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-246

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Selection for complex traits leaves little or no classic signatures of selection

Published in BMC Genomics • Jan 1, 2014

Authors:

Kathryn E. Kemper

Sarah J Saxton

Sunduimijid Bolormaa

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Selection signatures aim to identify genomic regions underlying recent adaptations in populations. However, the effects of selection in the genome are difficult to distinguish from random processes, such as genetic drift. Often associations between selection signatures and selected varia...

Subject

Selection (genetic algorithm)

Biology

Evolutionary biology

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