Conserved transcriptional plasticity, not local adaptation, dominates early climate responses across wild and cultivated apples
Ronan Dadole, Xilong Chen, Jorge Sandoval, Anthony Venon, Maxime Criado, Noémie Delpouve, Carine Remoué, Simon Chollet, Amandine Hansart, François Laurens, Laurence Feugey, Thomas Kirisits, Tudor‐Mihai Ursu, Anamaria Roman, Gayle M. Volk, , Amandine Cornille
This study shows that conserved transcriptional plasticity, not local adaptation, is the main molecular response to climate variation in apples.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology