Matrilineal fertility inheritance detected in hunter-gatherer populations using the imbalance of gene genealogies.
Fertility inheritance, a phenomenon in which an individual's number of offspring is positively correlated with his or her number of siblings, is a cultural process that can have a strong impact on genetic diversity. Until now, fertility inheritance has been detected primarily using genealogical...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1526766?pdf=render |