The demography and population genomics of evolutionary transitions to self-fertilization in plants.

ABSTRACT: The evolution of self-fertilization from outcrossing has occurred on numerous occasions in flowering plants. This shift in mating system profoundly influences the morphology, ecology, genetics and evolution of selfing lineages. As a result, there has been sustained interest in understanding the mechanisms driving the evolution of selfing and its environmental context. Recently, patterns of molecular variation have been used to make inferences about the selective mechanisms associated with mating system transitions. However, these inferences can be complicated by the action of linked selection following the transition. Here, using multilocus simulations and comparative molecular data from related selfers and outcrossers, we demonstrate that there is little evidence for strong bottlenecks as

SUBMITTER: Barrett SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4071518 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature