DOI: 10.1051/jp1:1994228
J. Phys. I France 4 (1994) 817-822
Short Communication
A model for ageing with hereditary mutations
Stefan Vollmar and Subinay DasguptaInstitute of Theoretical Physics, Cologne University, 50937 KöIn, Germany
(Received 13 April 1994, accepted 19 April 1994)
Abstract
We show that a simple model that incorporates a balance of helpful
and deleterious mutations inherited by future generations, leads
to an `explanation' of biological ageing. We also investigate
the stability limit beyond which the populations decay to zero.
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