Cooperative Stage of Social Amoeba's Life Cycle (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Cooperative Stage of Social Amoeba's Life Cycle

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This image shows dicty forming fruiting bodies, a cooperative act that helps to disperse their spores but also provides an opportunity for cheating.

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Joan Strassmann

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