title: On the computation of inbreeding coefficients.
abstract: A method of calculating inbreeding coefficients is described using a recursive algorithm. This has been programmed in ALGOL 68 and in SNOBOL 4. Advantages and disadvantages of this method are discussed, and several examples are given.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D010375:Pedigree; D012730:Sex Chromosomes