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Alan H. Bittles

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LOCATION: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

BIOGRAPHY

Foundation Professor of Human Biology, Edith Cowan University, Perth, W.Aus.

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(Left) Absence of inbreeding: horizontal lines connect mates, vertical lines connect parents with their child; (right) an inbreeding loop: horizontal bar at top of loop connects brother and sister, all other lines and bars as above

consanguinity

Consanguinity, kinship characterized by the sharing of common ancestors. The word is derived from the Latin consanguineus, “of common blood,” which implied that Roman individuals were of the same father and thus shared in the right to his inheritance. Kin are of two basic kinds: consanguineous…