Phrases with «social amoeba»

The phrase "social amoeba" refers to a type of microscopic organism called an amoeba that typically lives alone, but under certain conditions can come together and behave as a group. It means that sometimes individual amoebas join forces and act cooperatively, like a community working together. Full definition

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Sentences with «social amoeba»

This is a slug made up of social amoebae. (sciencedaily.com)
Genetic signatures of microbial altruism and cheating in social amoebas in the wild — Suegene Noh — PNAS (microbiomedigest.com)
Check a review on integrative view of cell cycle control in E. coli by L. Dewachter, an article on the return of cultures in microbiology by V. Marx, an article on microbial altruism and cheating in social amoebas by S. Noh. (microbiomedigest.com)
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Phrases with «social amoeba»

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