Age fluctuations in mortality of mice with mutation causing growth retardation.

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Lifespan of mice over a number of consecutive generations of descendants of a male with a mutation causing growth retardation was studied. The mutant and normally developing (normal) mice were obtained by crossbreeding of mutant males with normal females from the same brood. The mutant females were infertile. Mortality of the mutant and normal mice was shown to fluctuate depending on age. The curve of dependence...

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