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FAMILY STUDIES IN BUILD. 



The father (II 5) of this fraternity, who died at 87 years of cancer of 

 the face, was fleshy. He had 5 brothers, all of whom lived to be over 80 

 years of age and who all, save 1, weighed over 90 kg. (200 pounds). The 

 mother (II 6) of the man's fraternity died at 64 of pneumonia; she was of 

 medium build, and her 4 sibs were of medium build. Thus all her children 

 were probably somewhat heterozygous, including III 9, the father of 3. 



Ill 10, the wife of III 9, is 178 cm. tall and weighs over 90 kg.; build 2.8 

 (40+) ; fleshy. 



Of the 3 children: (1) IV 7 $ at 44 is of medium build. By a slender 

 wife he had a daughter who at 22 years has a build 2.4 (34) ; medium build. 

 (2) IV 10 9 , at 42 years, has a stature of 163 cm. (64 inches) and weight 

 of over 115 kg. (250+ pounds); build 4.3 (61+); obese. She married a 

 slender man, and 1 of their 9 children, at 19 years, weighs over 90 kg. (200 

 pounds). (3) IV 11 $ is a medium weight; he married a slender woman 

 and has 4 children who are of medium build. 



Comment. — A fleshy Father, who is heterozygous for build, and his fleshy 

 wife (of unknown gametic composition) have 1 obese child and 2 children 

 of medium build (73 : 704). 



Rec Family, A. (Fig. 47.) 



II 5 S died at 84 years of "heart disease." His stature was 188 cm. 

 (74 inches) and weight 100 kg. (220 pounds) ; build 2.8 (40) ; fleshy. He 

 had a fleshy brother and sis- 



ter. Their father was a slen- 

 der man, but nothing is known 

 about their mother. II 5 

 married II 6, who died at 58 

 years of bronchial pneumonia. 

 Her formula, 360/60 inches; 

 build of 7.0 (100) ; very obese. 

 She has 1 very fleshy and 1 

 fleshy sister and a slender 

 brother. 



This fleshy pair had 6 off- 

 spring, as follows: (1) III 

 2 $ (plate 9, fig. 2), build 4.0 

 (57), relative chest-girth, 90 

 per cent. She is the obese 

 mother (by a fleshy, 2.8 (40) , 

 consort) of a slightly less 



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-Pedigree chart showing distribution of build 

 in Rec family. 



obese daughter, of build 3.7 (53) (plate 9, fig. 3). (2) III 3 $ , 170 cm. 

 (67 inches) tall, and weighing 91 kg. (200 pounds) ; build 3.1 (45) ; very 

 fleshy. He is now at a State institution and weighs some 20 or 30 pounds 

 less. (3) III 4 $ , build about 2.4 (34) ; medium. (4) III 5 $ , very fleshy. 

 (5) III 6 $ , about 183 cm. (72 inches) tall, weighs over 90 kg. (200 

 pounds) ; has very large shoulders and abdomen; build, say, 2.8 (40). (6) 

 III 8 9 , at 36 years has a stature of 168 cm. (66 inches) and weight of 

 71 kg. (157 pounds) ; build 2.7 (38) ; fleshy. Her relative chest-girth is 52 

 per cent. She married a man of build 3.4 (48) and has 3 sons — 2 slender 

 and 1 fleshy. 



Comment. — The parents II 5 and II 6 were probably heterozygous, so 

 that they produced 1 in 6 of medium build. Also, their children are mostly 

 heterozygous. Of 8 grandchildren, 2 are slender, 2 are stout (73 : 714). 







