Evolutionary crossroads in developmental biology: Dictyostelium discoideum |
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Authors: | Schaap Pauline |
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Affiliation: | College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK. p.schaap@dundee.ac.uk |
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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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