Horizontal gene transfer becomes disadvantageous in rapidly fluctuating environments
A. Goyal, D. Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, J. Gore
The paper shows that horizontal gene transfer (HGT) can be disadvantageous in rapidly fluctuating environments, as it creates a trade-off between adaptation speed and fitness, leading to an optimal HGT rate that decreases with environmental fluctuation speed.
bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology