Realized heritability of longevity in Drosophila melanogaster.

doi:10.1159/000213667

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Realized heritability of longevity in Drosophila melanogaster.

Gerontology - 1 Jan 1995

Baret P V, Beckers F, Lints F A

Abstract excerpt

From the data of an experiment of selection for increased longevity, a realized heritability of longevity was calculated. The low value of this heritability (3.4%) was very close to values observed in other experiments concerning Drosophila melanogaster wild strains. The error variance of the her...

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Animals
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Genetic Variation
Longevity
Male
Selection, Genetic

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