title: The entelechial genes: a new hierarchy of biological variability.
abstract: Earlier results on the existence of genes affecting variability are revisited in the context of effects of phase-shifts on lifespan.
authors: Department of Pathology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors: Edmond J
authors: EJ
authors: Yunis
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000235:genetics*; D008136:Longevity / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL / Q000235:genetics; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA / Q000235:genetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D013997:Time Factors; D014799:Vitalism