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Extensive standing genetic variation from a small number of founders enables rapid adaptation in Daphnia.
Nature communications - 14 Jul 2021
Chaturvedi Anurag, Zhou Jiarui, Raeymaekers Joost A M, Czypionka Till, Orsini Luisa, Jackson Craig E, Spanier Katina I, Shaw Joseph R, Colbourne John K, De Meester Luc
Abstract excerpt
We lack a thorough understanding of the origin and maintenance of standing genetic variation that enables rapid evolutionary responses of natural populations. Whole genome sequencing of a resurrected Daphnia population shows that standing genetic variation in over 500 genes follows an evolutionary trajectory that parallels the pronounced and rapid adaptive evolution of multiple traits in response to...
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