Evolutionary forces affecting synonymous variations in plant genomes
Y. Clement, G. Sarah, Y. Holtz, F. Homa, S. Pointet, S. Contreras, B. Nabholz, F. Sabot, L. Saune, M. Ardisson, R. Bacilieri, G. Besnard, A. Berger, C. Cardi, F. De Bellis, , S. Glemin
The paper investigates the evolutionary forces shaping synonymous variations in plant genomes, finding that GC-biased gene conversion is more prevalent and stronger than selection in most species.
bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2016Evolutionary Biology