Pleiotropy, Natural Selection, and the Evolution of Senescence¶
Williams, G. C. (1957). Pleiotropy, Natural Selection, and the Evolution of Senescence. Evolution, 11(4), 398-411.
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Mechanisms¶
- Dual-Function Compatibility Test
- It is the biological problem of pleiotropy in engineering dress: one element carrying two functions, where selection for the new use can quietly degrade the old.
This sourceShows how one gene can confer an early-life advantage and a later-life disadvantage, allowing selection for one effect to retain a damaging second effect.
- It is the biological problem of pleiotropy in engineering dress: one element carrying two functions, where selection for the new use can quietly degrade the old.
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