Inbreeding depression and intelligence quotient among north Indian children

Badaruddoza; Mohammad Afzal

doi:10.1007/BF01067435

Behavior Genetics

July 1993, Volume 23, Issue 4, pp 343–347

Inbreeding depression and intelligence quotient among north Indian children

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Badaruddoza
Mohammad Afzal

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Received:: 06 June 1991
Accepted:: 01 January 1993

DOI: 10.1007/BF01067435

Cite this article as:: Badaruddoza & Afzal, M. Behav Genet (1993) 23: 343. doi:10.1007/BF01067435

Abstract

This study presents the assessment of inbreeding depression on the intelligence quotient among north Indian Muslim Children of school age. The Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-R)-74 was given to the children in both groups (50 each non-inbred and inbred of the first-cousin status), aged 6 to 11 years and from the same socio-economic status. The change of the mean follows genetic theory; however, the nature of the change in variance seems to be somewhat different.

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Inbreeding depressionWISC-Rintelligence quotientfirst cousins

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Mohammad Afzal
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1.Section of Genetics, Department of ZoologyAligarh Muslim UniversityAligarhIndia

Inbreeding depression and intelligence quotient among north Indian children

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