Date of Award

12-1-1984

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Biology

First Advisor

Dr. A. Thomas Weber

Abstract

Introduction: Dictyostelium is a genus of cellular slime mold which is important in developmental research. The first cellular slime mold to be discovered was Dictyostelium mucoroides. It was discovered by Brefeld in 1869. However, the cellular slime mold most widely used in developmental research today is Dictyostelium discoideum, discovered by Raper in 1935.

Comments

A Thesis Presented to the Department of Biology and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts University of Nebraska at Omaha. Copyright 1984 Nancy Jo Dohse Hanson.

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