Somatic maintenance impacts the evolution of mutation rate

Somatic maintenance impacts the evolution of mutation rate

Abstract Background The evolution of multi-cellular animals has produced a conspicuous trend toward increased body size. This trend has introduced at least two novel problems: an expected elevated risk of somatic disorders, such as cancer, and declining evolvability due to generally reduced populati...

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Main Authors: Andrii Rozhok, James DeGregori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Somatic maintenance
Longevity
Body size
Mutation rate
Selection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1496-y

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