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Giant mobile elements: Agents of multivariate phenotypic evolution in fungi

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Fungal mobile genetic elements are typically small, vertically inherited, and are not known to encode adaptive traits. A new study documents HEPHAESTUS - a large, horizontally transferred, cargo-carrying mobile element that… Click to show full abstract

Fungal mobile genetic elements are typically small, vertically inherited, and are not known to encode adaptive traits. A new study documents HEPHAESTUS - a large, horizontally transferred, cargo-carrying mobile element that confers tolerance to several metals in fungi.

Keywords: multivariate phenotypic; elements agents; agents multivariate; giant mobile; phenotypic evolution; mobile elements

Journal Title: Current Biology
Year Published: 2022

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