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Review of Biological Research in Aging - Hardcover

Rothstein, Morton, Ed.

 
9780845135013: Review of Biological Research in Aging

Synopsis

Aging concepts in evolutionary biology are far more developed today than was the case even in the late 1970s. However, active debate remains between those who feel that the case for the evolutionary theory of aging is well established and those who feel it is not. The review reflects this ongoing ferment, providing a historical perspective as well as discussion of recent research and experimentation on the evolution of senescence, through late 1988. In addition to the general evolutionary theory, two proposed population genetic mechanisms for the evolution of senescence are presented: mutation accumulation and antagonistic pleiotropy.

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