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In this study we compared the phenotypic responses for different traits of two epilines of Japanese quails (\n                      <jats:italic>Coturnix japonica<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) across three generations, using a large sample size. These epilines were built in parallel following (epi\u2009+), or not (epi -), an initial genistein ingestion in the ancestors' diet and were maintained to harbour a similar genetic structure.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Linear models were fitted to extract the fraction of variance allocated to multiple factors such as family, sex and epiline. The latter was found to be significantly associated with body weight. The contribution of the epiline to phenotypic variability progressively increased from the first generation (G0) to the last (G2), leading\u2014for example in body weight at slaughter\u2014to an average difference for adult males and females in G2 of 9\u00a0g and 14\u00a0g respectively, between epi\u2009+\u2009offspring and controls (epi-).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Although these findings suggest genetic drift, they could also reveal a possible transgenerational effect of the initial diet disruption. The analysis of other phenotypes displayed rare significant effects of the epiline. 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