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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2003 / iii / Paper 40 / 6 / b / iv

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The full siblings E,F have parents G,D. Since G is noninbred, ϕGG​=1/2, whereas ϕDD​=5/8 and ϕGD​=1/8. Applying the parental kinship coefficient recursion to both siblings gives
ϕEF​=4ϕGG​+2ϕGD​+ϕDD​​=41/2+2(1/8)+5/8​=3211​.​
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The familiar outbred-sibling value 1/4 does not apply to this inbred pedigree.

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