Researchers interested in the comparative biology of aging have focused much of their efforts on the search for genetic differences that correlate with species life span. This can be higher or lower expression in directly homologous genes, but also differences in the number of genes in a family relating to a specific function, and differences in gene sequences. As one might expect, well established genetic differences involve genes associated with mechanisms relevant to aging and life span, such as DNA repair, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor_suppressor_g…
Correlations Between Maximum Species Life Span, Brain Size, and Immune Function
Researchers interested in the comparative biology of aging have focused much of their efforts on the search for genetic differences that correlate with species life span. This can be higher or lower expression in directly homologous genes, but also differences in the number of genes in a family relating to a specific function, and differences in gene sequences. As one might expect, well established genetic differences involve genes associated with mechanisms relevant to aging and life span, such as DNA repair, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor_suppressor_g…