The patterning of cutaneous appendages is thought to be controlled by the operation of Turing, or reaction-diffusion system, based on interactions between differentially diffusing activator and inhibitory morphogens, giving rise to autonomous pattern formation, evolving from chondrichthyans to mammals. ...
10]. Across eukaryote lineages, aggregative multicellularity involves amoeboid cells and leads to the formation of a fruiting body or “sorocarp” [11]. There appear to be ecological determinants (e.g., resource availability, land vs. water environment...