Abstract:
:Models in developmental biology continue to yield valuable insights, yet do not play a strong role as guides to experiment. This may be because of the largely unexplored complexity of most developing organisms, and the fact that the most powerful models work at a very abstract level. In Dictyostelium discoideum, however, a fully formed model incorporating detailed experimental results is now available.
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Current opinion in genetics & developmentauthors
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10.1016/s0959-437x(05)80186-8subject
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1992-08-01 00:00:00pages
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.gde.2013.11.021
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0959-437x(98)80010-5
更新日期:1998-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1991-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.gde.2015.11.004
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.gde.2008.01.013
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更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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