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  1. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, 92717, Irvine, CA, USA

    Michael R. Rose

  2. Andrus Gerontology Center and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 90089, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Caleb E. Finch

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Rose, M.R., Finch, C.E. The janiform genetics of aging. Genetica 91, 3–10 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01435983

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