Annual life-history strategy hitchhikes low-light adaptation in a clonal seagrass
Xiaomei Zhang, Fei Zhang, Zhaxi Suonan, Yu Zhang, Yulong Li, X F Li, Seung Hyeon Kim, Yi Zhou, Kun‐Seop Lee, Lei Yu
The paper shows that annual life-history strategy in seagrass is linked to low-light adaptation through genetic coupling of SAPK7 and CAO genes.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology