title: Self-fertilization sweeps up variation in the worm genome.
abstract: A new study reports a comprehensive survey of genetic diversity in natural populations of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Their analyses suggest that recent chromosome-scale selective sweeps have reduced C. elegans genetic diversity worldwide and strongly structured genetic variation across its genome.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon, Eugene, USA. pphil@uoregon.edu
authors.forename: Patrick C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000235:genetics*; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016678:Genome / Q000235:genetics*; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics*; D012641:Selection, Genetic