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端粒长度与寿命

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

A Soay sheep

image: A Soay sheep on the island of Hirta, St Kilda view more 

Credit: Image credit: Martin Stoffel (University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom).

对苏格兰野生索艾羊的一项为期将近20年的研究发现，位于染色体末端的重复的DNA序列即端粒的平均长度，与个体的寿命具有相关性，但是没有发现与端粒损耗的相关性，这提示端粒长度对于寿命的效应可能是遗传的而非环境的。

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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