Figure 3 – The composition of the genetic load in six pink
pigeon individuals and their hypothetical offspring. (A) The
total realised load (Blue) and masked load (Orange) in each of the six
pink pigeon individuals within their UCEs. (B and C) The
realised load at heterozygous loci (Red) and homozygous loci (Teal) of
the offspring is shown for the total region (B) and UCEs only (C).(D and E) The genetic load (Grey), realised load (Blue) and
masked load (Orange) of the hypothetical offspring of all possible
crosses between the six pink pigeons for the total region (D) and the
UCE only (E) .