Anthropometric Variables in the Offspring of Isonymous Matings

Document Type

Article

Authors

Gabriel Lasker, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Bernice Kaplan, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Abstract

Twenty-six of 480 Mexicans and 58 of 609 Peruvians measured have a close maternal ancestor with the same surname as a paternal one. Such isonymy usually implies inbreeding and when standardized within subseries, 7 of 26 anthropometric variables of the Mexicans are significantly small and may represent “inbreeding depression.” Neither the Peruvians nor the combined series show any such depression, however. Thus, on average, isonymy does not consistently lead to biologically distinct offspring by anthropometric standards.

Recommended Citation

Lasker, Gabriel and Kaplan, Bernice (1974) "Anthropometric Variables in the Offspring of Isonymous Matings," Human Biology: Vol. 46: Iss. 4, Article 13.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol46/iss4/13