Cooperation and conflict in the evolution of individuality. II. Conflict mediation

R. E. Michod

doi:10.1098/rspb.1996.0121

Cooperation and conflict in the evolution of individuality. II. Conflict mediation

R. E. Michod

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Abstract

Evolutionary transitions in the units of selection require the promotion of cooperation and the regulation of conflict among the lower level units. For multicellular organisms to emerge as a new unit of selection, the selfish tendencies of their component cells had to be controlled. Theoretical results indicate organisms may regulate this internal conflict and competition in several ways: by reducing the somatic mutation rate, by sequestering cells in a germ line and by directly reducing the benefits to cells of defecting.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	813-822
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Volume	263
Issue number	1372
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1996.0121
State	Published - Jan 1 1996

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Immunology and Microbiology(all)
Environmental Science(all)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)

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