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Incestuous gene in consanguinophilia and incest: toward a consilience theory of incest taboo.

Medical hypotheses - 1 Jan 2006

Denic Srdjan, Nicholls M Gary

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Westermarck's theory of incest taboo states that inhibition of sexual attraction between biologically close relatives is situational and develops during co-residence in early childhood. By contrast, the biological (genetic) basis of incest taboo is presumed from its universality in all human societies and animals and teleologically, from the need to prevent the detrimental effects of inbreeding. As incest taboo...

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PMID: 16198502
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.08.015

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