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Inbreeding coefficients from the surnames of grandparents of the schoolchildren in Albanian-speaking Italian villages

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

G. Biondi ,
G. W. Lasker ,
Pamela Raspe  and
C. G. N. Mascie-Taylor
G. Biondi
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Biology, University of Turin
G. W. Lasker
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University, Detroit
Pamela Raspe
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge
C. G. N. Mascie-Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge
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Summary

Data on grandparental surnames were obtained from children in 45 Italo-Albanesi villages in nine provinces of southern Italy and Sicily. Concordance of surnames (isonymy) and inbreeding by village were estimated for each province and on the total sample. Total mean isonymy is 0·0251. The weighted mean inbreeding coefficient, and its random and non-random components are 0·0063, 0·0024 and 0·0039, respectively. Isonymy values are similar to those of rural Italian villages except that Alpine and some Appennine villages appear to be more isolated and inbred.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 63 - 71
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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