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FIGURE 18-13 Frequency of genetic disorders among children of unrelated parents (blue columns) compared to that of children of parents who are first cousins (red columns). [Data from C. Stern, Principles of Human Genetics, W. H. Freeman, 1973.] Inbreeding leads to an increase in recessive genetic disorders 18 16 14 12 10 United States France Sweden Japan Average probability that the second allele we pick will be exactly the same copy is 1/2N and the inbreeding coefficient for this individual is 1.0. The probability that the second allele we pick will be a different copy from the first allele is 1 – 1/2N and the level of inbreeding for the resulting individual would be F, the average inbreeding coefficient for the initial population at generation t. The level of inbreeding in the next generation is the sum of these two possible outcomes or Frequency of disorders (%)

FIGURE 18-13 Frequency of genetic disorders among children of unrelated parents (blue columns) compared to that of children of parents who are first cousins (red columns). [Data from C. Stern, Principles of Human Genetics, W. H. Freeman, 1973.] Inbreeding leads to an increase in recessive genetic disorders 18 16 14 12 10 United States France Sweden Japan Average probability that the second allele we pick will be exactly the same copy is 1/2N and the inbreeding coefficient for this individual is 1.0. The probability that the second allele we pick will be a different copy from the first allele is 1 – 1/2N and the level of inbreeding for the resulting individual would be F, the average inbreeding coefficient for the initial population at generation t. The level of inbreeding in the next generation is the sum of these two possible outcomes or Frequency of disorders (%)

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FIGURE 18-13 Frequency of genetic disorders among children of unrelated parents (blue columns) compared to that of children of parents who are first cousins (red columns). [Data from C. Stern, Principles of Human Genetics, W. H. Freeman, 1973.] Inbreeding leads to an increase in recessive genetic disorders 18 16 14 12 10 United States France Sweden Japan Average probability that the second allele we pick will be exactly the same copy is 1/2N and the inbreeding coefficient for this individual is 1.0. The probability that the second allele we pick will be a different copy from the first allele is 1 – 1/2N and the level of inbreeding for the resulting individual would be F, the average inbreeding coefficient for the initial population at generation t. The level of inbreeding in the next generation is the sum of these two possible outcomes or Frequency of disorders (%)
Transcribed Image Text:FIGURE 18-13 Frequency of genetic disorders among children of unrelated parents (blue columns) compared to that of children of parents who are first cousins (red columns). [Data from C. Stern, Principles of Human Genetics, W. H. Freeman, 1973.] Inbreeding leads to an increase in recessive genetic disorders 18 16 14 12 10 United States France Sweden Japan Average probability that the second allele we pick will be exactly the same copy is 1/2N and the inbreeding coefficient for this individual is 1.0. The probability that the second allele we pick will be a different copy from the first allele is 1 – 1/2N and the level of inbreeding for the resulting individual would be F, the average inbreeding coefficient for the initial population at generation t. The level of inbreeding in the next generation is the sum of these two possible outcomes or Frequency of disorders (%)
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