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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:09, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Selection shadow

 * ... that the selection shadow concept states that the effects of aging are the result of old age being non-adaptive?
 * Reviewed: Julia Archibald Holmes

Created by Silver seren (talk). Self nominated at 12:59, 25 May 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg That's... an interesting article. New enough, long enough, interesting enough hook, copyright and referencing looks fine. However, I don't see it explicitly stated that aging is considered non-adaptive under this model. We do have "This results in beneficial mutations not being selected for if they only have a positive result later in life, along with later in life deleterious mutations not being selected against.", which one would expect to be what you're referring to, but the only time you use the word "adaptive" is when you oppose the selection shadow with the "Death by Design" model. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:37, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
 * The first source discusses it, I just didn't mention it in the lede. That's been remedied now. Better? Silver  seren C 11:23, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Except the hook fact should have a citation immediately after it, not in the next sentence. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:06, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Okay, done, though that seems rather silly. Silver  seren C 16:08, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg I know, rather silly, but it's better to be safe than to have this removed from prep just for that little issue. Good to go now. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:33, 29 May 2014 (UTC)