Publication Date:
2013-11-08
Description:
Article The early steps in the evolution of multicellularity are poorly understood. Here, Ratcliff et al . show that multicellularity can rapidly evolve in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii , demonstrating that single-cell developmental bottlenecks may evolve rapidly via co-option of the ancestral phenotype. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms3742 Authors: William C. Ratcliff, Matthew D. Herron, Kathryn Howell, Jennifer T. Pentz, Frank Rosenzweig, Michael Travisano
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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