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Amino acid repeats cause extraordinary coding sequence variation in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum by Scala, Clea, Tian, Xiangjun, Mehdiabadi, Natasha J, Smith, Margaret H, Saxer, Gerda, Stephens, Katie, Buzombo, Prince, Strassmann, Joan E, Queller, David C

“…Protein sequences are normally the most conserved elements of genomes owing to purifying selection to maintain their functions. We document an extraordinary…”
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An Unusually Low Microsatellite Mutation Rate in Dictyostelium discoideum, an Organism With Unusually Abundant Microsatellites by McConnell, Ryan, Middlemist, Sara, Scala, Clea, Strassmann, Joan E, Queller, David C

“…The genome of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum is known to have a very high density of microsatellite repeats, including thousands of triplet…”
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Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) Larvae Show Different Cuticular Patterns According to their Sex: Workers Seem Not Use This Chemical Information by Cotoneschi, Chiara, Dani, Francesca Romana, Cervo, Rita, Scala, Clea, Strassmann, Joan E., Queller, David C., Turillazzi, Stefano

“…During reproductive phase, larvae of male and female are intermingled in nest of social wasps. Workers care for and feed larvae that gives them an opportunity…”
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Polymorphism of microsatellites in coding regions of Dictyostelium discoideum by Scala, Clea

“…Microsatellites are repetitive DNA sequences with high rate of slippage mutations, which cause changes in length. As expected by the neutral theory of…”
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