Frontloading of stress response genes enhances robustness to environmental change in chimeric corals.
Jeremie Vidal-DupiolErwan HarscouetDor ShefyEve ToulzaOlivier ReyJean-François AllienneGuillaume MittaBaruch RinkevichPublished in: BMC biology (2022)
These results show that chimeras are environmentally robust entities with an enhanced ability to cope with environmental stress. Results further document the potential usefulness of chimeras as a novel reef restoration tool to enhance coral adaptability to environmental change, and confirm that coral chimerism can be an evolutionary rescue instrument.