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Regular oscillations in suspensions of a putatively chaotic mutant of Dictyostelium discoideum

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We have tested the light-scattering properties of suspensions of theDictyostelium discoideum mutantHH201 derived from the mutantFr17. Previous studies indicated thatHH201 andFr17 possess highly irregular rhythmic properties which might represent aperiodic oscillations, i.e. chaos. We report that the former mutant can display regular oscillatory behavior. Possible explanations for this result are discussed, including that of a transition from chaotic to periodic behavior resulting from some parameter change or from strong intercellular coupling in cell suspensions.

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  1. Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus Plaine, C.P. 231, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium

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  2. Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D-7750, Konstanz, Federal Republic of Germany

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Goldbeter, A., Wurster, B. Regular oscillations in suspensions of a putatively chaotic mutant of Dictyostelium discoideum. Experientia 45, 363–365 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957479

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