Kin preference in a social microbe

Natasha J. Mehdiabadi; Chandra N. Jack; Tiffany Talley Farnham; Thomas G. Platt; Sara E. Kalla; Gad Shaulsky; David C. Queller; Joan E. Strassmann

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Kin preference in a social microbe

Natasha J. Mehdiabadi, Chandra N. Jack, Tiffany Talley Farnham, Thomas G. Platt, Sara E. Kalla, Gad Shaulsky, David C. Queller, Joan E. Strassmann

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Abstract

Kin recognition helps cooperation to evolve in many animals, but it is uncertain whether microorganisms can also use it to focus altruistic behaviour on relatives. Here we show that the social amoeba Dictyostelium purpureum prefers to form groups with its own kin in situations where some individuals die to assist others. By directing altruism towards kin, D. purpureum should generally avoid the costs of chimaerism experienced by the related D. discoideum.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	881-882
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	442
Issue number	7105
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/442881a
State	Published - Aug 24 2006

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