Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Partial selfing eliminates inbreeding depression while maintaining genetic diversity
Ivo M. Chelo, Bruno Afonso, Sara Carvalho…·Henrique Teotónio
This study shows that partial selfing reduces inbreeding depression while preserving genetic diversity in C. elegans by purging deleterious alleles and maintaining adaptive variation.
DOI 10.1101/210005