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Homozygosity Increase

Homozygosity Increase is a genetic phenomenon in line breeding characterized by the progressive rise in the proportion of homozygous loci within individuals due to the sustained mating of closely related ancestors sharing substantial genetic similarity.

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Females increase offspring heterozygosity and fitness through extra-pair matings

Katharina Foerster, Kaspar Delhey, Arild Johnsen et al. · Nature · 2003 · 539 citations

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Inbreeding and runs of homozygosity: A possible solution to an old problem

Ino Čurik, Maja Ferenčaković, Johann Sölkner · Livestock Science · 2014 · 426 citations

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HOW ARE DELETERIOUS MUTATIONS PURGED? DRIFT VERSUS NONRANDOM MATING

Sylvain Glémin · Evolution · 2003 · 384 citations · Full text

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‘Good genes as heterozygosity’: the major histocompatibility complex and mate choice in Atlantic salmon (<i>Salmo salar</i>)

Christian R. Landry, Dany Garant, Pierre Duchesne et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2001 · 372 citations · Full text

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Genomic signatures of extensive inbreeding in Isle Royale wolves, a population on the threshold of extinction

Jacqueline A. Robinson, Jannikke Räikkönen, Leah M. Vucetich et al. · Science Advances · 2019 · 333 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JA
    Jacqueline A. Robinson

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    3 publications · 384 citations

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  2. RJ
    R. J. Berry

    University College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 138 citations

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  3. RO
    Rolf O. Peterson

    Michigan Technological University, United States

    2 publications · 346 citations

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  4. KE
    Kirk E. Lohmueller

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 346 citations

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  5. MT
    M. T. Moreno

    University of Córdoba, Spain

    2 publications · 58 citations

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Institutions

231

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    22 publications

    716 citations

  2. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    175 citations

  3. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    257 citations

  4. Edith Cowan University

    Perth, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    112 citations

  5. Canadian Forest Service

    Ottawa, Canada

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    184 citations

  6. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    237 citations

  7. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    58 citations

  8. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    159 citations

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  1. Evolution

    6 publications · 855 citations

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  2. Heredity

    5 publications · 157 citations

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  3. European Journal of Human Genetics

    EJHG · 4 publications · 163 citations

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  4. Genetics

    4 publications · 165 citations

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