How do plant RNA viruses overcome the negative effect of Muller s ratchet despite strong transmission bottlenecks?
G. LAFFORGUE, M. LEFEBVRE, T. MICHON, S. F. Elena
This study investigates how plant RNA viruses counteract Muller's ratchet by analyzing fitness outcomes under different bottleneck sizes and population dynamics in tobacco etch virus.
bioRxiv · Aug 1, 2023Evolutionary Biology