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Rats. I have ancestors that died at 97, others at 81. Some even younger. So, no telling.




do you know what they died of? car accidents are probably less heritable, unless they're caused by heritable rash behaviour...

Unfortunately all of my male relatives suffered from hit by a bus itis.

Cancer mostly. Except Mom. She died of heart failure at 97. That's mostly, tired of living so long. She gave up.

Still that is above average. I'm average, some ancestors died at 65, others 97, averaging out to around 80.

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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