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. 2015 Mar 19;16(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s13059-015-0627-z

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Boxplots of non-neutral expression variation. The y-axis of all plots illustrates the same range of expression. Each population is color-coded and the estimated Nst value for each gene is in the bottom left corner of each plot. (A) A gene consistent with directional selection. (B) A gene consistent with both directional and diversifying selection. (C) A gene consistent with both stabilizing and directional selection, with a dotted grey horizontal line to help view the shift in mean expression, while also presenting constrained among group, within individual variation. (D) A gene consistent with both stabilizing and balancing selection.