Article
[Genetics of longevity].
Comptes rendus des seances de la Societe de biologie et de ses filiales - 1 Jan 1997
Henon N, Schächter F
Abstract excerpt
It is possible to use different studies to demonstrate the genetic component of a phenotype. From the beginning of the century, many authors have studied the possible genetic transmission of longevity. The study of genealogies of ascendants first, and then of descendants of elderly individuals shows that the age at death incorrelated in people belonging to the same family. Finally, the studies carried out on...
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