Effects of inbreeding on gene expression in Arabidopsis
Abstract Inbreeding (selfing) was investigated already by Charles Darwin, who wanted to understand why outcrossing (non-selfing) is the predominant mating choice in the kingdom of plants. He found that inbreeding often results in less viable and fertile plants compared to outcrossing, what is known as inbreeding depression, and can be explained with increased homozygosity in the inbred, making the