A domestication history of dynamic adaptation and genomic deterioration in sorghum
O. Smith, W. V. Nicholson, L. Kistler, E. Mace, A. Clapham, P. Rose, C. Stevens, R. L. Ware, S. Samavedam, G. Barker, D. Jordan, D. Q. Fuller, R. G. Allaby
This study analyzes archaeogenomes of sorghum to show a decline in genetic diversity and mutation load over time, with dynamic selection pressures and introgression shaping domestication.
bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2018Evolutionary Biology