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Why Women Outlive Men

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Posted by: J. Christopher States

08/06/2012

An evolutionary argument requires the effect to occur during breeding time of lifespan. Mortal effects of aging occur much later. Thus, gender specific effects of mitochondrial mutations on aging are unlikely to be selected against by evolutionary processes.

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