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. 2011 Oct 31;11:318. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-318

Table 1.

Variation in the frequency of inbreeding events depending on the depth of the pedigree.

Inbreeding group N (both parents and at least one grandparent known) % of inbred N (all 4 grandparents known) % of inbred
>0.25 0 0.0 0 0.0
0.25 9 2.2 2 0.6
<0.25>0.125 3 0.7 3 0.9
0.125 24 5.9 23 6.6
<0.125>0.0625 9 2.2 8 2.3
0.0625 34 8.4 28 8.1
<0.0625>0.03125 31 7.7 27 7.8
0.03125 46 11.4 40 11.6
<0.03125>0.015625 23 5.7 21 6.1
0.015625 56 13.8 45 13.0
<0.015625<0.0078125 28 6.9 26 7.5
0.0078125 47 11.6 43 12.4
<0.0078125>0 95 23.5 80 23.1
Total with F>0 405 100 346 100
Total with F = 0 1443 475

Inbreeding events are split into well known groups (e.g. 0.25 - parent-offspring, full-siblings etc; 0.125 - half-siblings, uncle-niece etc; 0.0625 - first cousin, half-uncle-niece etc; 0.03125 - first cousins once removed, half-first cousins etc; 0.015625 - second cousins, first cousins twice removed etc; 0.0078125 - second cousins once removed, half-second cousins etc.) and those that require more complex relationships. The relative frequency of types of inbreeding event is similar when considering datasets of individuals with both parents and at least one grandparent known or with all four grandparents known.