Time to Get Real: Investigating Potential Beneficial Genetic Aspects of Consanguinity
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Bittles, A.H. (2011) Time to Get Real: Investigating Potential Beneficial Genetic Aspects of Consanguinity. Public Health Genomics, 14 (3). pp. 169-171.
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Abstract
The extensive and well-documented application of close genetic crosses in animal and plant breeding has amply demonstrated that, from a biological perspective, inbreeding is not necessarily detrimental, although a substantial price may have to be paid with respect to reduced viability and vigor in some progeny. However, in terms of specific phenotypic characteristics, and as long as the intensity of inbreeding does not become excessive, the benefits of selecting for specific recessive traits can outweigh the disadvantages.
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
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| Murdoch Affiliation: | Centre for Comparative Genomics |
| Publisher: | Karger |
| Notes: | Commentary |
| URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/4457 |
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