SPARING LIMITED RESOURCES. “As one well-studied example, clonal growth of yeast colonies creates opportunities for strong kin selection and evolution of group-beneficial altruistic traits. PCD could serve at least two altruistic purposes in this context. By dying, a cell may spare nutrient resources for its neighboring kin group.” (PCD = programmed cellular death).
http://www.esciencecentral.org/journals/are-internal-death-promoting-mechanisms-ever-adaptive-2329-9002.1000113.pdf
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022