Effect of parental consanguinity on anthropometric measurements among the Sheikh Sunni Muslim boys of Delhi

Bibliographic Data

ID8314966
AuthorsGopal Krishan (0000-0002-4514-5815, Anthropological Survey of India, corresponding author)
Year1986
Volume70
Issue1
Pages69-73
Publication date1986-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330700112
PMID3728657
OpenAlexW2054527173
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited1

The study of consanguineous marriage is an efficient way to elucidate the genetic structure of human populations. Such matings give an opportunity for recessive genes to manifest themselves by becoming homozygous. The present attempt examines the effects of parental consanguinity on various anthropometric measurements among the Sheikh Sunni Muslim boys of old Delhi between the ages of 11 and 16 years. A slight inbreeding depression has been observed for all eight anthropometric measurements, i.e., stature, span, sitting height, head length, head circumference, chest girth, and calf circumference. The results support earlier studies in regard to the effect of consanguinity on anthropometric measurements

Anthropometry · Biology · Birth weight · Consanguinity · Head circumference · Inbreeding · Inbreeding depression · Population · Pregnancy · Sociology · Demography · Genetics · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Pediatrics

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