kin discrimination, kin recognition, self recognition
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Definition
A cell-cell recognition process by which a cell distinguishes between self and non self during cooperative behavior, such as early development.
Source:PMID:23910661,
GOC:pf,
PMID:21700835
Comment
Examples are the membrane proteins TgrB1 and TgrC1 in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum.