Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Juvenile corals inherit mutations acquired during the parents lifespan
K. L. Vasquez-Kuntz, S. A. Kitchen, T. L. Conn…·I. B. Baums
This paper shows that post-embryonic mutations in corals are heritable, challenging the Weismann theory and suggesting a new mechanism for adaptation through somatic mutations.
DOI 10.1126/sciadv.abn0707