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How can a sea star live in such different environments? 🌊⭐️
From the warm Mediterranean to the colder waters around the British Isles, Marthasterias glacialis thrives across very different conditions.
Our new study may offer part of the answer⬇️
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Hidden genomic structure and widespread structural polymorphism across environmental gradients in the spiny sea star Marthasterias glacialis
Abstract. Genomic regions of reduced recombination can preserve linkage among co-adapted alleles, facilitating local adaptation despite high connectivity.