Gene--Culture Translation in the Avoidance of Sibling Incest

A preliminary analysis is made of the relation between the epigenetic rules of brother-sister incest avoidance, which operate during individual development, and the frequency of occurrence of this form of incest among cultures.

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 1980-10, Vol.77 (10), p.6248-6250
Main Authors: Lumsden, Charles J., Wilson, Edward O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral genetics
Biological Sciences: Population Biology
Cultural studies
Data ranges
Epigenetics
Ethnography
Human genetics
Human sexual behavior
Incest
Outbreeding
Siblings
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Summary:A preliminary analysis is made of the relation between the epigenetic rules of brother-sister incest avoidance, which operate during individual development, and the frequency of occurrence of this form of incest among cultures.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.77.10.6248