Mutation accumulation theory
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Mutation accumulation theory
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The mutation accumulation theory of aging was first proposed by Peter Medawar in 1952 as an evolutionary explanation for biological aging and the associated decline in fitness that accompanies it. Medawar used the term 'senescence' to refer to this process. The theory explains that, in the case where harmful mutations are only expressed later in life, when reproduction has ceased and future survival is increasingly unlikely, then these mutations are likely to be unknowingly passed on to future g
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Theory of aging
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation_accumulation_theory
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2023-08-23T12:34:26Z
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