Chronos Effect

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Contents 1 Type  (?) 2 Level  (?) 3 Definition  (?) 4 Objectives  (?) 5 Questions  (?) 6 Keywords  (?) 7 Monographs  (?) 8 eResources  (?) 9 Criticism  (?) 10 Status  (?) 11 Extend  (?) 12 Related  (?) 13 Notes  (?) 14 Field(s)  (?)

Introduction  (?)
The Chronos Effect describes the results of increased lifespan on biological heredity. A more complex organism will usually live longer than a less complex one. The complexity of an organism could be measured by the number of organs in a given system, systemic redundancy, or the number of biological components necessary for reproductive viability. Typically, the longer an organism lives, the longer the time between generations. Since the amount of time between generations is lengthened, the amount of time selection pressures can impact the heredity of offspring in a population is decreased. Additionally, the longer an organism lives, the longer its genes are retained in the individual of a population’s gene pool, slowing gene pool changes and gene flow. Outside of some micro-organisms which have been found to have the ability to live in spore form for almost unbounded lengths of time, all of the known candidates for the oldest living organism are plants.

Type  (?)

Praxis, Theoria

Level  (?)

ALL (Undergraduate, Graduate, Doctorate, Postdoctorate)

Definition  (?)

Study the effects of time on biological stasis and change.

Objectives  (?)

• Study the relationship between lifespan and genetic changes within populations.
• Study the relationship between lifespan and biological change between generations.

Questions  (?)

• How does lifespan impact mutation rates?
• How does lifespan effect genetic change in populations?
• How does lifespan effect major biological changes in populations?

Keywords  (?)

time, lifespan, mutation rate, population, gene pool, genetic change, generational gaps

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Status  (?)

Potential

Extend  (?)

• Does the Chronos Effect support universal common descent?
• Does the Chronos Effect challenge universal common descent?

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