socially cooperative development
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a non-reproductive fruiting body over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A non-reproductive fruiting body is a colonial multicellular structure consisting of co-operating unicellular organisms, some of which are spores. An example of such a process is found in Dictyostelium discoideum and Myxococcus xanthus colonies.
GO:0048856
anatomical structure development
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GO:0051703
biological process involved in intraspecies interaction between organisms
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colonial development
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non-reproductive fruiting body development
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socially co-operative development
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