Antagonistic pleiotropy hypothesis
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title:
Antagonistic pleiotropy hypothesis
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The antagonistic pleiotropy hypothesis (APT) is a theory in evolutionary biology that suggests certain genes may confer beneficial effects early in an organism's life, enhancing reproductive success, while also causing detrimental effects later in life, contributing to the aging process. APT was first proposed in a 1952 paper on the evolutionary theory of ageing by Peter Medawar and developed further in a paper by George C. Williams in 1957. Their original hypotheses have since spurred a huge an
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Proposed evolutionary explanation for senescence
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antagonistic_pleiotropy_hypothesis
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2008-05-01T01:08:16Z
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2024-09-01T12:43:39Z
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