The number of cell types, information content, and the evolution of complex multicellularity
The number of different cell types (NCT) characterizing an organism is often used to quantify organismic complexity. This method results in the tautology that more complex organisms have a larger number of different kinds of cells, and that organisms with more different kinds of cells are more compl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Polish Botanical Society
2014-12-01
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Series: | Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae |
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Online Access: | https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/3604 |