Evolutionary transition in individuality

Evolutionary transition in individuality is the process through which descendants of independent organism become lower level units within a super-organism on a higher hierarchical level. Examples include cells assembling into a multicellular organism, or endosymbiosis of cells into more complex cells.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ^ Ågren, J. Arvid (2014). "Evolutionary transitions in individuality: Insights from transposable elements". Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 29 (2): 90–96. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2013.10.007. PMID 24252439.
  2. ^ West, Stuart A.; Fisher, Roberta M.; Gardner, Andy; Kiers, E. Toby (2015). "Major evolutionary transitions in individuality". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112 (33): 10112–10119. Bibcode:2015PNAS..11210112W. doi:10.1073/pnas.1421402112. PMC 4547252. PMID 25964342.
  3. ^ Buss, Leo W. (1987). Evolution of individuality. Princeton University Press.