Genetic aspects of inbreeding and incest

摘要: When referring to humans, the term inbreeding is used describe unions between couples known share at least one common ancestor. While now rare in Western societies, marriages close biological kin are preferential many parts of world, including north and sub-Saharan Africa, Middle-East, Central Asia much Indian subcontinent. Although rates types inbred union may vary according religious societal norms, first cousins especially common; for example, Pakistan they currently account approximately 50 percent all marital unions...