The association of genotype-based inbreeding coefficient with a range of physical and psychological human traits.

Across animal species, offspring of closely related mates exhibit lower fitness, a phenomenon called inbreeding depression. Inbreeding depression in humans is less well understood because mating between close relatives is generally rare and stigmatised, confounding investigation of its effect on fit...

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Main Authors: Karin J H Verweij, Abdel Abdellaoui, Juha Veijola, Sylvain Sebert, Markku Koiranen, Matthew C Keller, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Brendan P Zietsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25062308/pdf/?tool=EBI