Taxonomic vs genomic fungi: contrasting evolutionary loss of protistan genomic heritage and emergence of fungal novelties
Z. Merenyi, K. Krizsan, N. Sahu, X.-B. Liu, B. Balint, J. Stajich, J. W. Spatafora, L. G. Nagy
This study analyzes gene family evolution across 123 fungal and related genomes to show gradual protist gene loss and episodic innovation in early fungal evolution.
bioRxiv · Nov 15, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology