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Dr Thornton Discovers a Gene That He Calls AATF-1 (Accelerated

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Dr. Thornton discovers a gene that he calls AATF-1 (accelerated aging transcription factor-1) . When Dr. Thornton deletes this gene in mice, the mice show increased longevity. Thus, he proposes a new model of aging that fits within the ____.


A) evolutionary theories of aging
B) cellular-damage theories of aging
C) homologous theories of aging
D) programmed theories of aging

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