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Biology of aging

the theory that unrepaired DNA damage, rather than mutation alone, is the primary cause of aging.

In biology of aging, DNA damage theory of aging refers to the theory that unrepaired DNA damage, rather than mutation alone, is the primary cause of aging. This meaning comes from Gensler (1981) in The Quarterly Review of Biology.[1]

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References

Gensler, H. L., & Bernstein, H. (1981). DNA Damage as the Primary Cause of Aging. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 56(3), 279-303. https://doi.org/10.1086/412317

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