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The Consequences of Budding versus Binary Fission on Adaptation and Aging in Primitive Multicellularity.
Genes - 28 Apr 2021
Isaksson Hanna, Conlin Peter L, Kerr Ben, Ratcliff William C, Libby Eric
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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, whether they reproduce via binary fission or budding, can affect the rate of adaptation in primitive...
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