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The effects of gene expression-mediated phenotypic plasticity (GMPP: y-axis) on colonization of new environments and subsequent population persistence. Genotype A has a lesser breadth of GMPP compared with genotype B. Both genotypes have high persistence in the source habitat, but genotype A has no potential to persist in a colonized habitat. Genotype B's GMPP allows persistence in the colonized habitat, allowing time for adaptive genetic divergence.
