non-paternity events (illegitimacies)

[gpenner]

Does anyone know of any studies of the probability of illegitimacies happening per generation? I recall that this was briefly mentioned in the book Adam's Curse by Bryan Sykes. It would be nice to have some numbers to work with that are not guesses.
If this has been discussed in another thread or elsewhere please point me in the right direction.

Glenn Penner
Co-adimistrator Mennonite DNA project.

[Victor]

Does anyone know of any studies of the probability of illegitimacies happening per generation? I recall that this was briefly mentioned in the book Adam's Curse by Bryan Sykes. It would be nice to have some numbers to work with that are not guesses.
If this has been discussed in another thread or elsewhere please point me in the right direction.

Glenn Penner
Co-adimistrator Mennonite DNA project.

I had this reference from a Google search I recently made. Hopefully it can help you as a starting point.

http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/A/Kermyt...widepc_2.1.pdf