Lilli
lillithzij.bsky.social
Lilli
@lillithzij.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at the University of Sussex
I’m excited to share that our preprint is now available on bioRxiv.

We show that levels of additive genetic variation differ systematically among species, with plants in our data exhibiting significantly higher evolvability than animals.

doi.org/10.64898/202...
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Reposted by Lilli
I'm excited to share that our preprint is now available on bioRxiv! Our study challenges the widespread use of molecular genetic diversity as a predictor adaptive potential, with important implications for how genetic data is used to inform conservation decisions.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential
A capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing world and is recognised as a global conservation priority. Adaptation requires additive (heritable) genetic variatio...
www.biorxiv.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM