Term Name: | aggregation involved in sorocarp development |
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Synonyms: | aggregate development involved in sorocarp development, aggregation during fruiting body development |
Definition: | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the aggregate over time, from its formation to the point when a slug is formed. Aggregate development begins in response to starvation and continues by the chemoattractant-mediated movement of cells toward each other. The aggregate is a multicellular structure that gives rise to the slug. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0031152] QuickGO AmiGO |