Effects of Inbreeding in the Mudugar and Irular Tribal Populations in Kerala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5220671 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Joseph (0000-0001-7171-3356, University of Kerala), P M Mathew (0009-0002-7702-648X, Perakathusseril , Muttada P.O., Thiruvananthapuram, 695 525, Kerala, India) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 247-250 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2005.11905789 |
| OpenAlex | W2560598233 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Consanguinity study was carried out in the Mudugar and Irular tribal groups in the Palakkad district of Kerala. The frequency of inbreeding in them were 78.74 % and 72.20% and mean coefficient of inbreeding 0.05592 and 0.04691 respectively. The prenatal, postnatal and total mortality in the consanguineous groups were 15.84%, 26.23%, and 37.92% in the Mudugars, and 10.96%, 13.05% and 22.59% in the Irulars, which showed significant increase from non consanguineous families. In both the groups, the postnatal figures were in excess than the prenatal. The mortality risk was positively associated with the rate of inbreeding. It is suggested that the observed magnitudes of risk effect in both groups are due to high rates of inbreeding, which produced significantly higher proportions of affected recessive homozygotes with low survival level resulting in fairly wide differentials
Animal science · Biology · Consanguinity · Inbreeding · Population · Veterinary medicine · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Genetics
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |