Genetic purging of strongly deleterious mutations underlies black-necked crane's unusual escape from an extinction vortex
Ning Cui, Xuntao Ma, Heqi Wu, Xiaocheng Chen, Chih-Ming Hung, Lixun Zhang, Fumin Lei, Le Yang, Dao Yan, Xiaojun Yang, Feng Dong
This study shows black-necked cranes rapidly recovered from a population bottleneck through genetic purging of deleterious mutations, escaping an extinction vortex.
bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology