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. 1976 Oct;128(1):495–497. doi: 10.1128/jb.128.1.495-497.1976

Effects of light and temperature on macrocyst formation in paired mating types of Dictyostelium discoideum.

G W Erdos, K B Raper, L K Vogen
PMCID: PMC232882  PMID: 988015

Abstract

Light-dark and temperature shifts performed on myxamoebal populations of mixed mating types indicate that there is early differentiation of the population leading to the macrocyst formation in Dictyostelium discoideum.

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