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Assortative mating for height in Pakistani arranged marriages

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Mahmud Ahmad ,
R. I. Gilbert  and
Asif-Un-Nisa Naqui
Mahmud Ahmad
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
R. I. Gilbert
Affiliation:
Department of Genetics, University College, Swansea
Asif-Un-Nisa Naqui
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Summary

Heights of couples of arranged marriages in Islamabad, Pakistan, were measured. There is an overall significant correlation, and this correlation is maintained when the data are subdivided according to various classifications, e.g. social class. Some hypotheses are put forward to explain the correlations.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , April 1985 , pp. 211 - 214
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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