| MadSci Network: Evolution |
Certainly possible my friend; however, assuming that you are giving due consideration to the “evolutionary time” that might lead to a set of haplotype permutations and combinations that may result in selection of so called fittest ones! On a more serious note, longevity doesn't just depend upon an organism's ablity to camouflage! It depende on a myriad variables that are resultant of various environmental and genomic factors, for instance, ROS-mediated accumulation of mutations in mitochondrial DNA, which may lead to several late-onset degenerative disorders. Reactive oxygen species are one of the major factors involved in cellular wear and tear. Further, more age also means more exposue to various environmental mutagenic or carcinogenic radiations or substances, for instance, solar UV radiations, for organisms living in a natural setting. All these factors make this hypothetical situation difficult to realize. I hope that answers your query. Feel free to ask if you have any further queries. Regards, Tarun Gupta -- MSc Human Genomics C/o Prof.Tapas Mukhopadhyay National Centre for Human Genome Studies and Research Panjab University Chandigarh-India The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing ~Albert Einstein ************************************************* ~About Me: http://hotbacteria.wordpress.com ~Exciting Science forum: http://groups.google.com/group/exciting-science ~Scientific Information Sharing Resource: http://sisr.blogspot.com ~My Department: http://nchgsr.puchd.ac.in *************************************************
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