Author's research and photographs show extreme biology and transitional evolution in the morel mushroom including phenotypic variation and a reversion anomaly.

Biology of the Morel Mushroom
Phenotypic Variation Explained
Summary of Morel Evolution
Photos of Phenotypic Variation in the Wild

The morel is in the process of evolving from a single celled organism (a yeast) into a multicelled organism. This hasn't happened in hundreds of millions of years, and now the process is observable having begun about 50,000 years ago for the morel and continuing.

What is the anomaly? - Under laboratory conditions, the morel reverts to a yeast-like state and scrambles its characteristics due to its recent evolution from a yeast. Anomaly Explained Anomaly Photo Page

Descriptive Material

What morels are - describes morels.
Glossary - look up specialized terms.
Explanations - Various issues are explained.

Photo pages show extreme biology

Morel Phenotype Photos
Anomaly Photos
Sclerotia Photos

Peripheral

Ice Age Theory
Plant Phenotypes
Field Bindweed Phenotypes
Leafy Spurge Phenotypes
Echinacea Phenotypes
Animal Phenotypes
How to Find Morels
Creationism

Research by Author

1.  An Anomaly of Morchella as a Tool for the Study of Differentiation
2.  Phenotypic Variation as an Adaptation Mechanism by Morchella

(Simplified Version of Phenotypic Variation)

  Figures 1-2 - Pigmented Mycelium
  Figures 3-6 - Differentiation
  Figure 7 - Variations in Anomalies
  Figure 8 - Variations in Morphology

External Links:

Fungi Perfecti
Gourmet Mushrooms, Inc
Mushroompeople
Morel Mushroom Hunters Club
Myko Web
Schizosaccharomyces molecular biology