multicellularity
noun [ U ] biology specialized uk/ˌmʌl.tiˌsel.jəˈlær.ə.ti/ us/ˌmʌl.tiˌsel.jəˈler.ə.t̬i/ /ˌmʌl.taɪˌsel.jəˈler.ə.t̬i/
多细胞
the fact of an organism consisting of more than one cell
Plants have evolved their multicellularity completely separately from animals. 植物多细胞性的进化过程是与动物完全分开的。
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- Of course, the root cause of both cancer and stem cells is multicellularity.
- The advantages of multicellularity such as division of labour among differentiated cells occurred only later.
- Multicellularity might be an adaptive strategy for increased body size and protection against predators.
- Very little is known about the origin of multicellularity in Proteobacteria.
- Multicellularity makes specialization possible.