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Facultative cheater mutants reveal the genetic complexity of cooperation in social amoebae.

Nature - 28 Feb 2008

Santorelli Lorenzo A, Thompson Christopher R L, Villegas Elizabeth, Svetz Jessica, Dinh Christopher, Parikh Anup, Sucgang Richard, Kuspa Adam, Strassmann Joan E, Queller David C, Shaulsky Gad

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Cooperation is central to many major transitions in evolution, including the emergence of eukaryotic cells, multicellularity and eusociality. Cooperation can be destroyed by the spread of cheater mutants that do not cooperate but gain the benefits of cooperation from others. However, cooperation can be preserved if cheaters are facultative, cheating others but cooperating among themselves. Several cheater mutants...

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PMID: 18272966
DOI: 10.1038/nature06558

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