Inbreeding effect on morbidity: IV. Further data in Brazilian populations.

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The analysis of the data on 5677 children of 1063 couples from a fourth sample of consanguineous and nonconsanguineous marriages among whites and nonwhites living in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil led to the following estimates: B (number of abnormal equivalents per gamete) around 0.5; A (morbidity in the non-inbred subsamples) 2-3 percent; B/A 13, 15, and 27 (this suggests that the morbidity disclosed by...

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