The fundamental reaction is conversion of the soluble plasma protein fibrinogen to insoluble fibrin.

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The top of the mound continues to emit cAMP pulses and is pushed upwards by the movement of cells underneath

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The emerging column of cells topples over called ‘the slug’.

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Slug migrates to the top layer of the soil, where it proceeds to build the fruiting structure.

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Fruiting structure consists of a tapered column of stalk cells that carries a spherical mass of spores aloft.

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The stalk is supported by a basal disc & the spore mass is is supported by the upper and lower cup

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Dictyostelium has evolved developmentally regulated systems of cell-cell adhesion that are necessary for the morphogenesis of individual cells into a coherent organism.