Date of Award

4-1-1985

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Biology

First Advisor

Dr. A. Thomas Weber

Abstract

Introduction: The Acrasiales, or cellular slime molds, are not true molds at all. They are a unique group of organisms that exhibit characteristics of both the fungi and the protozoa. The cellular slime molds are more than a taxonomic enigma, however. One genus, Dictyostelium, has been extensively studied as a model of multicellular development.

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 1985 Cynthia A. Rice.

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