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0.53 narrow-sense heritability (h^2, 0-1) verified

Ragdoll: heritability of aggression to family members

as of 2026-09-07 · license: CC-BY-4.0

  • 95% HPD interval 0.45-0.61.
  • Estimated only for the three breeds with sufficient within-breed relatedness data (Ragdoll, Maine Coon, Turkish Van); not available for other breeds.

Source

Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) — Salonen M, Sulkama S, Mikkola S, Puurunen J, Hakanen E, Tiira K, Araujo C, Lohi H. Breed differences of heritable behaviour traits in cats. Sci Rep. 2019;9:7949.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44324-x
retrieved 2026-09-07

Method

Quoted verbatim from the source above.

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