Inbreeding: when parents transmit more than genes.

Journal article

Inbreeding in wild populations can have devastating effects on fitness, but the genetic causes should not be transmitted across generations. A new study of song sparrows has revealed a parent-offspring resemblance for inbreeding, resulting from population structuring, with important implications for understanding the genetic causes of phenotypic variation in wild populations.

Authors: Szulkin, M; Sheldon, B

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Current biology : CB
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 18
• Pages: R810-R812
• Publication date: 2006-09-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.08.037
• EISSN: 1879-0445
• ISSN: 0960-9822
• Language: English
• Keywords: British Columbia; Environment; Biological Evolution; Male; Inbreeding; Female; Sparrows; Selection, Genetic; Animals; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Pedigree