Evolution of multicellularity by collective integration of spatial information

At the origin of multicellularity, cells may have evolved aggregation in response to predation, for functional specialisation or to allow large-scale integration of environmental cues. These group-level properties emerged from the interactions between cells in a group, and determined the selection p...

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Main Authors: Enrico Sandro Colizzi, Renske MA Vroomans, Roeland MH Merks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-10-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/56349