Coefficient of inbreeding

The coefficient of inbreeding of an individual is the probability that two alleles at any locus in an individual are identical by descent from the common ancestor(s) of the two parents.[1][2][3][4]

This should not be confused with the coefficient of relationship.

References
  1. Wright, Sewall (1922), "Coefficients of Inbreeding and Relationship", The American Naturalist, vol. 56, pp. 330–338
  2. Redei, George P. (2004), Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics and Proteomics, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
  3. Charlesworth, Deborah (2005), "Inbreeding", Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
  4. Falconer, D.S.; Mackay, T.F.C. (1996), Introduction to Quantitative Genetics (4 ed.), Longman
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