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cell competition in a multicellular organism

Description

"Competitive interactions within multicellular organisms between cell populations that differ in growth rates, leading to the elimination of the slowest-growing cells. As in, but not restricted to, animals (Metazoa, ncbi_taxonomy_id:33208)." [GOC:bf, PMID:1116643, PMID:15066286]

Relations

part ofmulticellular organismal development

part ofregulation of growth

Parents

cellular process

Terms

cell competition (sensu Metazoa)English- exact synonym

Identifier

GO:0035212