The Stature of Offspring and the Assortative Mating of Parents

Document Type

Article

Authors

Napoleon Wolański, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

An investigation of 570 three-generation families shows that the stature of children varies with the mating type (heterogeneous versus homogeneous) of the parents in respect to marital radius, ABO and Rh blood groups, stature, cephalic index and morphological facial index.

Recommended Citation

Wolański, Napoleon (1974) "The Stature of Offspring and the Assortative Mating of Parents," Human Biology: Vol. 46: Iss. 4, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/humbiol/vol46/iss4/4