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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |