The Consequences of Budding Versus Binary Fission on Adaptation and Aging in Primitive Multicellularity

Early multicellular organisms must gain adaptations to outcompete their unicellular ancestors, as well as other multicellular lineages. The tempo and mode of multicellular adaptation is influenced by many factors including the traits of individual cells. We consider how a fundamental aspect of cells...

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Main Authors: Hanna Isaksson, Peter L. Conlin, Ben Kerr, William C. Ratcliff, Eric Libby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/5/661