School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
A study of 348 species offers clues into the diversity of mammalian life spans.
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MeSH Term
Description
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D008136
Longevity
The normal length of time of an organism's life.
Length of Life,Life Span,Lifespan,Life Spans,Lifespans
D008322
Mammals
Warm-blooded vertebrate animals belonging to the class Mammalia, including all that possess hair and suckle their young.
Mammalia,Mammal
D000818
Animals
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D019175
DNA Methylation
Addition of methyl groups to DNA. DNA methyltransferases (DNA methylases) perform this reaction using S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE as the methyl group donor.
DNA Methylations,Methylation, DNA,Methylations, DNA