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Comment
. 2008 Nov;6(11):e290.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060290. Epub 2008 Nov 25.

A social amoeba discriminates in favor of kin

Robin Meadows
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A social amoeba discriminates in favor of kin

Robin Meadows. PLoS Biol. 2008 Nov.
No abstract available

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Thousands of cells of Dictyostelium discoideum converge in response to starvation. Cells of genetically distinct strains (labeled here with red or green fluorescent protein) can partially separate during this process, to an extent that depends on how genetically dissimilar they are.
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