Phylotranscriptomics points to multiple independent origins of multicellularity and cellular differentiation in the volvocine algae
Abstract Background The volvocine algae, which include the single-celled species Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the colonial species Volvox carteri, serve as a model in which to study the evolution of multicellularity and cellular differentiation. Studies reconstructing the history of this group have...
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BMC
2021-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01087-0 |