A genetic analysis of senescence in Drosophila.

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A genetic analysis of senescence in Drosophila.

Nature - 6 Jan 1994

Hughes K A, Charlesworth B

Abstract excerpt

Two attractive theories for the evolution of senescence are based on the principle that the force of natural selection decreases with age. The theories differ in the type of age-specific gene action that they assume. Antagonistic pleiotropy postulates that pleiotropic genes with positive effects...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Environment
Genetic Variation
Male
Models, Genetic
Mutation

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