Evidence of long-term purging of mutation load in killer whale genomes
A. D. Foote, T. P. Gilbert, S. Gopalakrishnan, M. Louis, M. Martin, P. A. Morin, M. Nykanen, C. Scharff-Olsen, L. A. Excoffier
The paper examines mutation load in killer whale genomes, finding that high latitude populations have fewer non-synonymous mutations, suggesting purging of recessive deleterious mutations.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology