Figure 2
From: Paternal Age and Transgenerational Telomere Length Maintenance: A Simulation Model
Transgenerational telomere length (TL) dynamics in the presence of the telomeric brink (TB) and the paternal age at conception (PAC) effect over the course of 1,000 years. TL at birth for the founding population ranges between 7,000–11,000 bp. For (A), PAC effect on the offspring’s TL is modelled as an exclusively additive process (PAC+), while for (B), the PAC effect on the offspring’s TL is modelled as an exclusively subtractive process (PAC−). Note that after 500 years, the fusion of colors for the downward trajectories of TL at birth >8,000 bp is due to wide TL oscillation.
