The relative lengths of individual telomeres are defined in the zygote and strictly maintained during life. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15153177/ Human subtelomeric copy number variations. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2731494/ The offspring of lineages of older fathers will tend to have longer, and thereby less thrifty, telomeres, better preparing them for an environment with higher expected ages at reproduction. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21319244 The pattern of chromosome-specific variations in telomere length in humans shows signs of heritability and is maintained through life. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16804004 Accelerated telomere shortening in response to life stress. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15574496/
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