Paternal and grandpaternal ages at conception and descendant telomere lengths in chimpanzees and humans.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23109
Abstract: Telomeres are repeating DNA at chromosome ends. Telomere length (TL) declines with age in most human tissues, and shorter TL is thought to accelerate senescence. In contrast, older men have sperm with longer TL; correspondingly,… read more here.
Keywords: production; conception; effect; pac effect ... See more keywords