Expansion of transposable elements offers clue to genetic paradox

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 07:20 in Biology & Nature

Species often experience a genetic bottleneck that diminishes genetic variation after speciation or introduction into a new area. Though bottlenecks in population size always reduce fitness and evolutionary potential, introduced species often become invasive. This is known as the genetic paradox of invasion.

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