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SUBMITTER: Grochau-Wright ZI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5540444 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grochau-Wright Z I ZI Hanschen E R ER Ferris P J PJ Hamaji T T Nozaki H H Olson B J S C BJSC Michod R E RE
Journal of evolutionary biology 20170513 6
Somatic cellular differentiation plays a critical role in the transition from unicellular to multicellular life, but the evolution of its genetic basis remains poorly understood. By definition, somatic cells do not reproduce to pass on genes and so constitute an extreme form of altruistic behaviour. The volvocine green algae provide an excellent model system to study the evolution of multicellularity and somatic differentiation. In Volvox carteri, somatic cell differentiation is controlled by th ...[more]