Ancient DNA from shells reveals delayed genomic erosion and rapid immune adaptation in the critically endangered black abalone
T. Brock Wooldridge, Joshua D. Kapp, Sarah M. Ford, William Seligmann, Holland C. Conwell, Talia Tzadikario, Jonas Oppenheimer, Zachary G. Anderson, Alan Le Moan, Alicia Abadía‐Cardoso, PETER T. RAIMONDI, Beth Shapiro
The paper uses ancient DNA from shells to analyze genetic stability and immune adaptation in black abalone post-bottleneck, finding delayed genomic erosion and rapid immune-related selection.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · May 28, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology