Evolution, mutations, and human longevity: European royal and noble families.

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Evolution, mutations, and human longevity: European royal and noble families.

Human biology - 1 Aug 1998

Gavrilova N S, Gavrilov L A, Evdokushkina G N, Semyonova V G, Gavrilova A L, Evdokushkina N N, Kushnareva Y E, Kroutko V N, Andreyev AYu

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The evolutionary theory of aging predicts that the equilibrium gene frequency for deleterious mutations should increase with age at onset of mutation action because of weaker (postponed) selection against later-acting mutations. According to this mutation accumulation hypothesis, one would expect...

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Adult
Aged
Aging
Biological Evolution
Europe
Famous Persons
Female
Genealogy and Heraldry
Genetic Variation
Humans
Longevity
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Paternal Age
Pedigree
Regression Analysis
Selection, Genetic

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PMID: 9686488

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