= The Correlation between Relatives on the Supposition of Mendelian Inheritance
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The correlation between relatives under Mendelian inheritance can be understood through the concept of genetic relatedness, which quantifies the probability that two individuals share alleles inherited from a common ancestor. Mendelian inheritance describes how genes are transmitted from parents to offspring, primarily through dominant and recessive alleles. The degree of genetic relatedness can be expressed as the coefficient of relationship (r), which reflects the probability that two individuals share a certain allele due to their kinship.
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