title: Effect of inbreeding on Wechsler intelligence test scores among North Indian children.
abstract: The effects of inbreeding in humans on the intelligence has been investigated in the present study of offspring of second cousin matings (F=0.0156, n=138 male, 132 female), first cousins once removed (F=0.03125, n=148 male, 138 female), first cousins (F=0.0625, n=161 male, 151 female), and unrelated (F=0, n=194 male, 182 female) among North Indian Muslims. The Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-R)-74 was given to the children in the both groups. An overall significant (p<0.001) reduction of means has been observed in inbred series. The results of this study confirm the appreciable inbreeding depression especially among the offspring of first cousins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab-India. badaruddoza_b@usp.ac.fj
authors.lastname: Badaruddoza
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003241:Consanguinity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D014888:Wechsler Scales