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Biology of aging

the evolutionary theory that organisms invest limited resources in reproduction over body maintenance, so somatic damage accumulates.

In biology of aging, disposable soma theory refers to the evolutionary theory that organisms invest limited resources in reproduction over body maintenance, so somatic damage accumulates. This meaning comes from Kirkwood (1977) in Nature.[1]

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aging4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs body2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs reproduction3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

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Kirkwood, T. B. L. (1977). Evolution of ageing. Nature, 270(5635), 301-304. https://doi.org/10.1038/270301a0

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