Evolution is the basis of biological diversity, driven by mechanisms that allow organisms to adapt and survive. One such ...

The purpose of this special issue is to increase awareness of the potential role of polyploidy and hybridisation in adaptation and invasiveness by highlighting examples of classic case studies, ...

The predominance of sexual reproduction despite its costs indicates that sex provides substantial benefits, which are usually thought to derive from the direct genetic consequences of recombination ...

Scientists have developed a theoretical model that uncovers the dual role of polyploidy -- organisms carrying extra genome copies -- in evolution. Their findings reveal that polyploidy can stabilize ...