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.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Jan 28, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology