This morning you may see that we have extended the computations of the Coefficient of Inbreeding and Coefficient of Relatedness to 10 generations. These coefficients were previously calculated over 8 ...

Those jokes about inbred royals might have some basis in fact, according to a new study in the journal PLOS One. The Hapsburg dynasty ruled Spain from 1516 to 1700, reigning over the height of the ...

Increasing levels of inbreeding is a threat against the viabi lity of the Scandinavian wolf population. A study just coming out in the new journal PLoS ONE now demonstrates that inbreeding is not ...

In its Season 7 finale, “The Dragon and the Wolf,” Game of Thrones is expected to double down on what it does best: incest. All the canoodling between the Mother of Dragons and the former King in the ...

Individuals in natural populations vary in their genealogy and thus have different genome-wide diversity. Those having more or/and more recent common ancestors between their maternal and paternal ...