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The Evolutionary Origin of Somatic Cells under the Dirty Work Hypothesis

Reproductive division of labor is a hallmark of multicellular organisms. However, the evolutionary pressures that give rise to delineated germ and somatic cells remain unclear. Here we propose a hypothesis that the mutagenic consequences associated with performing metabolic work favor such different...

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Autores principales: Goldsby, Heather J., Knoester, David B., Ofria, Charles, Kerr, Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4019463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24823361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001858