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Does inbreeding lead to decreased human fertility?

A. H. Bittles Centre for Human Genetics, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
,
J. C. Grant The Wellcome Trust, London, UK
,
S. G. Sullivan Centre for Human Genetics, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
&
R. Hussain School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, Australia
Pages 111-130 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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