Severe inbreeding, increased mutation load and gene loss-of-function in the critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish

Tian, DV; Patton, AH; Turner, BJ; Martin, CH

Martin, CH (通讯作者),Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Integrat Biol, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA.;Martin, CH (通讯作者),Univ Calif Berkeley, Museum Vertebrate Zool, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 2022; 289 (1986):

Abstract

Small populations with limited range are often threatened by inbreeding and reduced genetic diversity, which can reduce fitness and exacerbate populat......

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