The Evolutionary Genomics of Grape (Vitis vinifera ssp. vinifera) Domestication
Y. Zhou, M. Massonnet, J. Sanjak, D. Cantu, B. S. Gaut
This study uses genomic data from grapes to investigate the duration, genetic changes, and costs of domestication, finding a 22,000-year population decline and increased deleterious mutations in cultivated grapes.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Oct 17, 2017Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology