Conflict-reducing innovations in development enable increased multicellular complexity

Obligately multicellular organisms, where cells can only reproduce as part of the group, have evolved multiple times across the tree of life. Obligate multicellularity has only evolved when clonal groups form by cell division, rather than by cells aggregating, as clonality prevents internal conflict...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Howe, J, Cornwallis, CK, Griffin, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society 2024