A new social gene in <it>Dictyostelium discoideum</it>, <it>chtB</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Competitive social interactions are ubiquitous in nature, but their genetic basis is difficult to determine. Much can be learned from single gene knockouts in a eukaryote microbe. The mutants can be competed with the parent to discer...

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Main Authors: Santorelli Lorenzo A, Kuspa Adam, Shaulsky Gad, Queller David C, Strassmann Joan E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/13/4