Comment on "Additive Genetic Breeding Values Correlate with the Load of Partially Deleterious Mutations"

被引：5

作者：

Postma, Erik ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Zurich, Inst Evolutionary Biol & Environm Studies, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland

来源：

SCIENCE | 2011年 / 333卷 / 6047期

关键词：

INBREEDING DEPRESSION; SELECTION;

D O I：

10.1126/science.1200996

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Tomkins et al. (Reports, 14 May 2010, p. 892) reported a strong negative correlation between breeding values and mutational load in cow-pea weevils. Here, I show that this result can be attributed to a statistical artifact. By testing the observed correlation against an incorrect null hypothesis, they find a negative correlation where one does not exist.

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