Evolving social behavior through selection of single-cell adhesion in Dictyostelium discoideum

Summary: The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum commonly forms chimeric fruiting bodies. Genetic variants that produce a higher proportion of spores are predicted to undercut multicellular organization unless cooperators assort positively. Cell adhesion is considered a primary factor driving suc...

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Main Authors: Sandrine Adiba, Mathieu Forget, Silvia De Monte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222012780