Horizontal gene cluster transfer increased hallucinogenic mushroom diversity
H. T. Reynolds, V. Vijayakumar, E. Gluck-Thaler, H. B. Korotkin, P. B. Matheny, J. C. Slot
The paper identifies horizontal transfer of a psilocybin gene cluster among hallucinogenic mushroom species and suggests it provides a fitness advantage in specific ecological niches.
bioRxiv · Aug 16, 2017Evolutionary Biology