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Aging: Genetics

  1. Bastiaan Johannes Zwaan

Published Online: 27 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0005527

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Zwaan, B. J. 2006. Aging: Genetics. eLS. .

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  1. Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands

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  1. Published Online: 27 JAN 2006
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Abstract

Aging is under genetic control and the genes, which ensure organism integrity and life span for successful reproduction, appear to have been highly conserved in evolution. These genes regulate the balance between survival and reproduction.

Keywords:

  • aging;
  • life span;
  • pleiotropy;
  • mutation accumulation;
  • mortality
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