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oapen-20.500.12657-886302024-03-28T14:03:01Z The Evolution of Multicellularity Herron, Matthew Conlin, Peter Ratcliff, William Major Evolutionary Transitions,Cellular Aggregations,Plasmodial Slime Molds,Polysphondylium Pallidum,Multicellular Group,Fruiting Body Morphology,Cellular Slime Mold Dictyostelium Discoideum,Cellular Slime Mold,Myxococcus Xanthus,Charophyte Algae,Animal Kingdom,Major Evolutionary Transitions,Fruiting Body,Aggregative Multicellularity,Unicellular Ancestor,Multicellular Species,Stalk Cells,Genotype Phenotype Map,Volvox Carteri,Dictyostelium Discoideum,Physarum Polycephalum,Modifier Allele,Collective Fitness,Apical Cells,Stalk Formation,Unicellular Species,Tryptophan Aminotransferase thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSF Cellular biology (cytology) thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAJ Evolution thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSD Molecular biology thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSC Developmental biology thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences Among the most important innovations in the history of life is the transition from single-celled organisms to more complex, multicellular organisms. Multicellularity has evolved repeatedly across the tree of life, resulting in the evolution of new kinds of organisms that collectively constitute a significant portion of Earth’s biodiversity and have transformed the biosphere. This volume examines the origins and subsequent evolution of multicellularity, reviewing the types of multicellular groups that exist, their evolutionary relationships, the processes that led to their evolution, and the conceptual frameworks in which their evolution is understood. This important volume is intended to serve as a jumping-off point, stimulating further research by summarizing the topics that students and researchers of the evolution of multicellularity should be familiar with, and highlighting future research directions for the field. 2024-03-19T09:46:45Z 2024-03-19T09:46:45Z 2022 book 9780429351907 9780367356965 9781032207797 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/88630 eng Evolutionary Cell Biology Taylor & Francis CRC Press 10.1201/9780429351907 10.1201/9780429351907 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 589b43b3-e2ab-442c-bac1-4b53919b819c 9780429351907 9780367356965 9781032207797 CRC Press open access
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Among the most important innovations in the history of life is the transition from single-celled organisms to more complex, multicellular organisms. Multicellularity has evolved repeatedly across the tree of life, resulting in the evolution of new kinds of organisms that collectively constitute a significant portion of Earth’s biodiversity and have transformed the biosphere. This volume examines the origins and subsequent evolution of multicellularity, reviewing the types of multicellular groups that exist, their evolutionary relationships, the processes that led to their evolution, and the conceptual frameworks in which their evolution is understood. This important volume is intended to serve as a jumping-off point, stimulating further research by summarizing the topics that students and researchers of the evolution of multicellularity should be familiar with, and highlighting future research directions for the field.
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