The evolution of convex trade-offs enables the transition towards multicellularity

The evolution of convex trade-offs enables the transition towards multicellularity

Multicellularity is a major evolutionary transition that remains poorly characterized at the ecological and genetic level. Exposing unicellular green algae to a rotifer predator showed that just 500 generations of predator selection were sufficient to lead to a convex trade-off and incorporate evolv...

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Main Authors: Joana P. Bernardes, Uwe John, Noemi Woltermann, Martha Valiadi, Ruben J. Hermann, Lutz Becks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24503-z
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spelling doaj-113fc50981134fb7af1649d55e407fbd2021-07-11T11:43:02ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-07-011211910.1038/s41467-021-24503-zThe evolution of convex trade-offs enables the transition towards multicellularityJoana P. Bernardes0Uwe John1Noemi Woltermann2Martha Valiadi3Ruben J. Hermann4Lutz Becks5Community Dynamics Group, Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary BiologyAlfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine ResearchCommunity Dynamics Group, Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary BiologyCommunity Dynamics Group, Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary BiologyLimnological Institute University Konstanz, Aquatic Ecology and EvolutionCommunity Dynamics Group, Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary BiologyMulticellularity is a major evolutionary transition that remains poorly characterized at the ecological and genetic level. Exposing unicellular green algae to a rotifer predator showed that just 500 generations of predator selection were sufficient to lead to a convex trade-off and incorporate evolved changes into the prey genome.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24503-z
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title_short The evolution of convex trade-offs enables the transition towards multicellularity
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description Multicellularity is a major evolutionary transition that remains poorly characterized at the ecological and genetic level. Exposing unicellular green algae to a rotifer predator showed that just 500 generations of predator selection were sufficient to lead to a convex trade-off and incorporate evolved changes into the prey genome.
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