Survival Benefits Outweigh Germline Competition Costs in Kin Chimeras
Ronnie Voskoboynik, Cara Askren, Noah G Gordon, Deepak Krishnamurthy, Adam G. Larson, Chester J Yu, Mark Kowarsky, Tom Levy, Katherine J. Ishizuka, Karla J. Palmeri, Thomas Rolander, Norma F Neff, Angela M Detwellier, Stephen R. Quake, Manu Prakash, , Ayelet Voskoboynik
The study quantifies survival benefits and germline competition costs of chimerism in Botryllus schlosseri, finding survival advantages outweigh competition costs.
bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology