An investigation of the frequency of consanguineous marriages among the mormons and their relatives in the United States

In recent yrs, over most of the US, about 1 in 1000 marriages has been between first cousins. A cent ago the f was about 1 in 200, with f's as high as 3 or 4% in such areas as Ru N. Carolina. Recent reports from other countries range from 2 per 1,000 in part of Ireland to 13% among the Indian P...

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Published in:American journal of human genetics 1956-12, Vol.8 (4), p.236-252
Main Authors: GILBERT, R E, MULAIK, D D, STEPHENS, F E, WOOLF, C M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Consanguinity
Cousin Marriage
Family
Humans
Marriage
Marriage Patterns
Mormons
Old Medline
United States
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Summary:In recent yrs, over most of the US, about 1 in 1000 marriages has been between first cousins. A cent ago the f was about 1 in 200, with f's as high as 3 or 4% in such areas as Ru N. Carolina. Recent reports from other countries range from 2 per 1,000 in part of Ireland to 13% among the Indian Parsees. Though Mormons, like many religious groups, favor endogamous marriage, in-breeding is not signif among them. In an investigation of 198 marriages between persons with a common surname, only 2 were possibly between first cousins. (AEQ).
ISSN:0002-9297
1537-6605