GENETIC LOAD AND THE MATING SYSTEM IN HOMOSPOROUS FERNS
- 1 November 1987
- Vol. 41 (6) , 1282-1289
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1987.tb02466.x
Abstract
The mutational genetic load was calculated assuming mutation-selection-inbreeding equilibrium and applied to homosporous ferns. Diploid species with past inbreeding should have a low genetic load while outcrossers should have a high genetic load. These predictions are consistent with the bimodal pattern of genetic load found in 18 diploid homosporous fern species. The prediction that tetraploids should have a low genetic load is also consistent with estimates of genetic load in several species.This publication has 30 references indexed in Scilit:
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