Why do women live longer than men? A Monte Carlo simulation of Penna-type models with X and Y chromosomes

International Journal of Modern Physics C

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 721-725

  Schneider, J ^a   Cebrat, S ^b   Stauffer, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Chromosomes and Autosomes; Monte Carlo Simulations; Penna Model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032355829     PISSN: 01291831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129183198000625     Document Type: Article

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