High genetic and epigenetic variation of transposable elements: Potential drivers to rapid adaptive evolution for the noxious invasive weed Mikania micrantha
Abstract Why invasive species can rapidly adapt to novel environments is a puzzling question known as the genetic paradox of invasive species. This paradox is explainable in terms of transposable elements (TEs) activity, which are theorized to be powerful mutational forces to create genetic variatio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-10-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8075 |