Heritability of Human Longevity Substantially Inflated Due to Assortative Mating

Posted by lawrenceyan on Sunday November 25, 2018 @04:08PM
from the genetics.org dept.

http://www.genetics.org/content/210/3/1109

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Re:Heritability of Human Longevity Substantially Inflated Du... by thrower123 on Sunday November 25, 2018 @04:31PM (#18529185)

So the Howard Families from Time Enough for Love might not be that far-fetched.

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Re:Heritability of Human Longevity Substantially Inflated Du... by bhengaij on Sunday November 25, 2018 @04:24PM (#18529148)

What is assortative mating?

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Re:Heritability of Human Longevity Substantially Inflated Du... by Someone on Sunday November 25, 2018 @04:44PM (#18529252)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assortative_mating:

Assortative mating is a mating pattern and a form of sexual selection in which individuals with similar phenotypes mate with one another more frequently than would be expected under a random mating pattern. Some examples of similar phenotypes are body size, skin coloration/pigmentation, and age. Assortative mating, also referred to as positive assortative mating or homogamy, can increase genetic relatedness within the family.

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