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inbreeding coefficient (F)
the probability that an individual has a pair of alleles that are identical by descent from a common ancestor; the proportion of loci that carry alleles that are identical by descent from a common ancestor ...
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Inbreeding is breeding between close relatives. If practiced repeatedly, it typically leads to a reduction in genetic diversity.
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Inbreeding depression
A loss of vigour or yield due to inbreeding.
Related Terms: Inbreeding ...
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inbreeding
The mating of individuals that are closely related genetically.
inclusive fitness ...
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inbreeding depression In a small population, an accumulation of harmful genetic traits (through random mutations and natural selection) that lowers viability and reproductive success of enough individuals to affect the whole population.
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Inbreeding results in a greater-than-expected number of rare autosomal recessive phenotypes.
Cystic Fibrosis ...
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It is, in fact, another way of looking at the inbreeding effect in small populations ... Whether regarded as inbreeding or as random sampling of genes, the effect is the same.
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In a long career, he invented much of the theory of genetic drift (also known as the "Sewall Wright effect") and developed the inbreeding coefficient and many of its applications.
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Nonrandom mating involves individuals inbreeding and assortative mating.
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(inbreeding coefficient) is the proportion of the variance in the subpopulation contained in an individual. High
FIS
implies a high degree of inbreeding. Related measures are q (theta; the
coancestry
coefficient) of
Cockerham
& Weir (
1984
; ...
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The closer the kinship, the more alleles shared and the greater the degree of inbreeding. Inbreeding can alter the gene pool. This is because it predisposes to homozygosity.
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Topics to be covered include LINKAGE computer programs; handling of inbreeding loops, age-dependent penetrance, and sex-specific recombination fractions; models of genetic heterogeneity; analysis of complex diseases; ...
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Mating between blood relatives ; usually refers to inbreeding or incestuous matings.
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