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Which organism is used as a model organism for studying cellular signals, disease, programmed cell death and chemotaxis?
Which organism is used as a model organism for studying cellular signals, disease, programmed cell death and chemotaxis?
- Plasmodium
- Slug
- Dictyostelium discoideum (correct)
- Soil-dwelling single-cell organism
What triggers the shift from a unicellular lifestyle to a multicellular assembly in Dictyostelium discoideum?
What triggers the shift from a unicellular lifestyle to a multicellular assembly in Dictyostelium discoideum?
- Exhaustion of food supply (correct)
- Presence of bacteria
- Migration ability
- Light and temperature gradients
How many chromosomes does Dictyostelium discoideum have?
How many chromosomes does Dictyostelium discoideum have?
- Ten
- Thirty-four
- Six (correct)
- Four
What is the anterior and posterior of the multicellular assembly formed by Dictyostelium discoideum called?
What is the anterior and posterior of the multicellular assembly formed by Dictyostelium discoideum called?
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What is the G + C content of Dictyostelium discoideum?
What is the G + C content of Dictyostelium discoideum?
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