Adaptive gene loss in the common bean pan-genome during range expansion and domestication
G. Cortinovis, L. Vincenzi, R. Anderson, G. Marturano, J. I. Marsh, P. E. Bayer, L. Rocchetti, G. Frascarelli, G. Lanzavecchia, A. Pieri, A. Benazzo, E. Bellucci, V. Di Vittori, L. Nanni, J. J. F. Fernandez, , R. Papa
This study identifies adaptive gene loss in common bean populations during range expansion and domestication, showing gene loss as a key adaptive trait.
bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2023Evolutionary Biology