Evolutionary crossroads in developmental biology: Dictyostelium discoideum.
Development
; 138(3): 387-96, 2011 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-21205784
ABSTRACT
Dictyostelium discoideum belongs to a group of multicellular life forms that can also exist for long periods as single cells. This ability to shift between uni- and multicellularity makes the group ideal for studying the genetic changes that occurred at the crossroads between uni- and multicellular life. In this Primer, I discuss the mechanisms that control multicellular development in Dictyostelium discoideum and reconstruct how some of these mechanisms evolved from a stress response in the unicellular ancestor.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Biologia do Desenvolvimento
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Dictyostelium
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Evolução Biológica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Development
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA
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EMBRIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido