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JoeAltmaier
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Heritability of intrinsic human life span is about...
Rats. I have ancestors that died at 97, others at 81. Some even younger. So, no telling.
exe34
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do you know what they died of? car accidents are probably less heritable, unless they're caused by heritable rash behaviour...
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el_benhameen
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Unfortunately all of my male relatives suffered from hit by a bus itis.
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JoeAltmaier
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Cancer mostly. Except Mom. She died of heart failure at 97. That's mostly, tired of living so long. She gave up.
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bluGill
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Still that is above average. I'm average, some ancestors died at 65, others 97, averaging out to around 80.
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fallingfrog
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My male ancestors died of cancer in their 70's and 80's but my great grandmothers lived to 93, 103, 99, and died in childbirth. I actually remember meeting my great great grandmother when I was 8 or 9 and she was 102.
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