Conlin, Peter <br/><br/>
The Evolution of Multicellularity 

 -  Taylor & Francis  CRC Press [Imprint]  2022 
 - 1 online resource 
 - Evolutionary Cell Biology .
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<br/><br/> Among the most important innovations in the history of life is the transition from single-celled organisms to more complex, multicellular organisms. Multicellularity has evolved repeatedly across the tree of life, resulting in the evolution of new kinds of organisms that collectively constitute a significant portion of Earth's biodiversity and have transformed the biosphere. This volume examines the origins and subsequent evolution of multicellularity, reviewing the types of multicellular groups that exist, their evolutionary relationships, the processes that led to their evolution, and the conceptual frameworks in which their evolution is understood. This important volume is intended to serve as a jumping-off point, stimulating further research by summarizing the topics that students and researchers of the evolution of multicellularity should be familiar with, and highlighting future research directions for the field. 
<br/><br/><br/>Open licence 
<br/><br/><br/>eng 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780367356965 9780429351907 9781032207797 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1201/9780429351907  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cells--Evolution.<br/>Multicellularity.<br/>Cellules--Évolution.<br/>Biology, life sciences<br/>Cells--Evolution<br/>Cellular biology (cytology)<br/>Developmental biology<br/>Evolution<br/>Life sciences: general issues<br/>Mathematics and Science<br/>Molecular biology<br/>Multicellularity<br/>SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biology--Molecular Biology.<br/>SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Cytology.<br/>SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Evolution.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Aggregative Multicellularity Animal Kingdom Apical Cells Cellular Aggregations Cellular Slime Mold Cellular Slime Mold Dictyostelium Discoideum Charophyte Algae Collective Fitness Dictyostelium Discoideum Fruiting Body Fruiting Body Morphology Genotype Phenotype Map Major Evolutionary Transitions Modifier Allele Multicellular Group Multicellular Species Myxococcus Xanthus Physarum Polycephalum Plasmodial Slime Molds Polysphondylium Pallidum Stalk Cells Stalk Formation Tryptophan Aminotransferase Unicellular Ancestor Unicellular Species Volvox Carteri