Consanguineous Marriages in the American Population

Chapter 7

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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

Summary of Results--Inbreeding and Evolution--Effects of Close Inbreeding--Crossing and Variation--"Difference of Potential"--Resemblance and Intensification--Coefficient of Correlation between Husband and Wife--Between Cousins--Between Brothers and Sisters--Consanguinity and Eugenics--Consanguinity and Social Evolution--Conclusion