Term Name:	aggregation involved in sorocarp development
Synonyms:	aggregate development involved in sorocarp development, aggregation during fruiting body development
Definition:	The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the aggregate over time, from its formation to the point when a slug is formed. Aggregate development begins in response to starvation and continues by the chemoattractant-mediated movement of cells toward each other. The aggregate is a multicellular structure that gives rise to the slug.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0031152]    QuickGO    AmiGO