Marriage between relatives.
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Examples for "consanguineous marriage"
Examples for "consanguineous marriage"
1The distribution of 514 cases of consanguineous marriage from genealogies was as follows:
2There is, therefore, a strong indication of lowered vitality as a result of consanguineous marriage.
3We found a 50% rate of consanguineous marriage, independent of the community of origin.
4It is doubtless a mating of like with like; and biologically, consanguineous marriage is nothing more.
5An 11-yr-old girl, born out of a consanguineous marriage presented with recurrent exertional syncope due to ventricular tachycardia.
1Consanguine marriages are very common, and perhaps this accounts for the low intellect and mental debility perceptible in many families.