The Genetics of Fitness Reorganization during the Transition to Multicellularity: The Volvocine <i>regA</i>-like Family as a Model

The Genetics of Fitness Reorganization during the Transition to Multicellularity: The Volvocine <i>regA</i>-like Family as a Model

The evolutionary transition from single-celled to multicellular individuality requires organismal fitness to shift from the cell level to a cell group. This reorganization of fitness occurs by re-allocating the two components of fitness, survival and reproduction, between two specialized cell types...

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Main Authors: Zachariah I. Grochau-Wright, Aurora M. Nedelcu, Richard E. Michod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
multicellularity
cellular differentiation
life history
individuality
gene co-option
<i>Volvox</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/4/941

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