Drewbc Posted November 12, 2017 Posted November 12, 2017 What if there was a gene that affected lifespan, like a longevity gene. (Some say it's a real gene lol.) It could be either good, adding up to 4 to 6 days to your creatures' lives, neutral, not affecting lifespan at all, or bad, shortening your creatures' lives by several days. Maybe you get one gene from each parent, since most genes come in pairs (alleles). But it's pretty sweet (in my opinion) so maybe make it a super rare gene. Also, in case you're curious, there is research that shows inbreeding (in animals) leads to shorter lifespan, so maybe inbreeding too much or double immunity genes could lead to shorter overall lives as well. What do you think?
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