Creating outbred and inbred populations in haplodiploids to measure adaptive responses in the laboratory.

ABSTRACT: Laboratory studies are often criticized for not being representative of processes occurring in natural populations. One reason for this is the fact that laboratory populations generally do not capture enough of the genetic variation of natural populations. This can be mitigated by mixing the genetic background of several field populations when creating laboratory populations. From these outbred populations, it is possible to generate inbred lines, thereby freezing and partitioning part of their variability, allowing each genotype to be characterized independently. Many studies addressing adaptation of organisms to their environment, such as those involving quantitative genetics or experimental evolution, rely on inbred or outbred populations, but the methodology underlying the generation o

SUBMITTER: Godinho DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7391545 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature