High germline mutation rates but not extreme population size outbreaks influence genetic diversity in crown-of-thorns sea stars
I. Popovic, L. Bergeron, Y.-M. Bozec, A.-M. Waldvogel, S. M. Howitt, K. Damjanovic, F. Patel, M. G. Cabrera, G. Wörheide, S. Uthicke, C. Riginos
This study estimates the germline mutation rate in crown-of-thorns sea stars and finds it is higher than in other invertebrates, with low effective population size and weak population size effects on genetic diversity.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology