Share to: share facebook share twitter share wa share telegram print page

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]

See also

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.
Kembali kehalaman sebelumnya