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mutation accumulation theory of aging: a standalone construct

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Biology of aging

the evolutionary theory that aging arises because harmful mutations acting late in life escape selection and accumulate over generations.

In biology of aging, mutation accumulation theory of aging refers to the evolutionary theory that aging arises because harmful mutations acting late in life escape selection and accumulate over generations. This meaning comes from Partridge (1993) in Nature.[1]

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accumulation3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs aging4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs escape2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Partridge, L., & Barton, N. H. (1993). Optimally, mutation and the evolution of ageing. Nature, 362(6418), 305-311. https://doi.org/10.1038/362305a0

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