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Pleiotropy, Natural Selection, and the Evolution of Senescence

George C. Williams

Evolution · 1957 · ▲ 1,920 citations

Abstract

A new individual entering a population may be said to have a reproductive probability distribution. The reproductive probability is zero from zygote to reproductive maturity. Later, perhaps shortly...

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Williams, G.C. (1957). Pleiotropy, Natural Selection, and the Evolution of Senescence. <em>Evolution</em>. https://doi.org/10.2307/2406060
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Williams GC. Pleiotropy, Natural Selection, and the Evolution of Senescence. Evolution. 1957. doi:10.2307/2406060.
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@article{george1957Pleiot, title = {Pleiotropy, Natural Selection, and the Evolution of Senescence}, author = {George C. Williams}, journal = {Evolution}, year = {1957}, doi = {10.2307/2406060}, }

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