Isonymy and inbreeding in the population of Jhelum [Punjab]

ABSTRACT

Eighteen isonymic groups were investigated for this study. Minhas, Wan and Rajpoot surnames commonly occur in the population of Jhelum. Mean coefficients of inbreeding vary between 0.01682 - 0.03422. Khokhar, Carpenter and Jat indicate the highest mean coefficients of inbreeding. An association between prenatal deaths and mean F in first cousin offspring was not observed. However, a non-significant association was seen between prenatal deaths and mean F in bradari + bradari distant relations offspring. Lethal equivalents carried heterozygously per person range between 0.8064 - 10.0928