co·ef·fi·cient of kin·ship

the probability that two genes at the same locus, picked at random from each of two individuals, are identical by descent.

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The genetic distance between populations is determined in terms of coefficient of Kinship. Its value increases with increase in co-ancestry after separation (Eding and Meuwisson, 2001).

Genetic relationship in chicken breeds using molecular co-ancestry information

Using the coefficient of kinship (Jacquard, 1974) the two most closely related species were the owl and zebra finches (Table 4).

Phylogenetic analysis of four estrildid finch spp. and an interspecific hybrid

Year was included as a categorical variable in all analyses but only the regression coefficients for the three covariates of interest are reported here: kincoef (coefficient of kinship between the mates), maleic (inbreeding coefficient of the male), and femic (inbreeding coefficient of the female).

Inbreeding and its fitness effects in an insular population of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia)

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