Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Neopolyploidy increases stress tolerance and reduces fitness plasticity across multiple urban pollutants: support for the 'general purpose' genotype hypothesis.
Martin M Turcotte, Nancy Kaufmann, Katie L Wagner…·Tia-Lynn Ashman
This study shows that neopolyploidy in duckweed increases tolerance to urban pollutants and maintains fitness across diverse stresses, supporting the 'general purpose' genotype hypothesis.
DOI 10.1093/evlett/qrad072