Factors contributing to the plasticity of the extended longevity phenotypes of Drosophila.

doi:10.1016/s0531-5565(96)00096-4

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Factors contributing to the plasticity of the extended longevity phenotypes of Drosophila.

Experimental gerontology - 1 Jan 2000

Arking R, Force A G, Dudas S P, Buck S, Baker G T

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A number of laboratories have constructed independently derived long-lived strains of Drosophila, each of which have similar but not identical patterns of variability in their adult longevity. Given the observed plasticity of longevity within each of these strains, it would be useful to review th...

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Animals
Drosophila
Female
Longevity
Male
Phenotype

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