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| The pattern of survival and reproduction over the course of the life |
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| Probability of surviving to age x |
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Implies that l(x) will decline with age
Can never reach 0 |
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| cells can only repair so many times |
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| Thus deleterious mutations that kill late in life reach higher frequencies than those that kill early in life |
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Survive better now or reproduce more now?
Those who wait survive better |
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| Many small offspring vs. few big offspring |
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| Mutations that increase early survival or fecundity but reduce later survival will be favored |
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| make the dna longer and increase life expectancy |
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