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How far do accidental sampling errors in small populations influence their genetic make-up ? Detailed pedigrees of the population of Tristan da Cunha have been used to give an answer to this question.
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ROBERTS, D. Genetic Effects of Population Size Reduction. Nature 220, 1084–1088 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/2201084a0
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