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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 4.
Published in final edited form as: Hum Biol. 2008 Dec;80(6):623–636. doi: 10.3378/1534-6617-80.6.623

Table 2.

Biological Relative Pairings Represented Among the Full Study Sample of 579 Individuals

Type of Relative Pairing Number of Pairings Degree of Relationship
Parent-offspring 221 First
Siblings 446 First
Grandparent-grandchild 32 Second
Avuncular 436 Second
Half-siblings 33 Second
Great avuncular 43 Third
Half-avuncular 19 Third
First cousins 486 Third
Half–grand avuncular 4 Fourth
First cousins once removed 442 Fourth
Half–first cousins 14 Fourth
First cousins twice removed 39 Fifth
Second cousins 284 Fifth
Second cousins once removed 166 Sixth
Third cousins 48 Seventh
Third cousins once removed 17 Eighth
Third cousins twice removed 8 Ninth
Fourth cousins 3 Ninth
Fourth cousins once removed 2 Tenth
Total number of pairings 2,743