Volvox and volvocine green algae

Abstract The transition of life from single cells to more complex multicellular forms has occurred at least two dozen times among eukaryotes and is one of the major evolutionary transitions, but the early steps that enabled multicellular life to evolve and thrive remain poorly understood. Volvocine...

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Main Author: James G. Umen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:EvoDevo
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13227-020-00158-7