Gerontology. Mutation, variation and the evolution of ageing.

doi:10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00094-4

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Gerontology. Mutation, variation and the evolution of ageing.

Current biology : CB - 1 May 1994

Partridge L, Prowse N

Abstract excerpt

A recent experiment provides evidence that ageing is partly due to mutations with deleterious effects late in life that have been retained in the population as selection against them is weak.

Topics

Aged
Aging
Animals
Biological Evolution
Female
Genetic Variation
Geriatrics
Humans
Male
Mutation
Selection, Genetic

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