consanguinity

The findings, now published in Genetics in Medicine OPEN, revealed a correlation between occurrences of complex genetic disorders in those families with increased levels of consanguinity when compared to unaffected populations.

While the Himba population has historically exhibited a preference for consanguinity, Henn and Swinford were surprised to find that none of the individuals in their sample population had parents who were actually first cousins.

"In general terms, our studies have shown that the health risks attributed to consanguinity have been exaggerated."

It’s a wise choice, in keeping with the overall tone of a story about adolescents held together by a cultivated consanguinity.

Further complicating the picture, there are two kinds of Does in Tiptoe Floorboard: “the Does by affinity and the Does by consanguinity.”