how many human individuals are needed for a stable gene pool in isolation?

Subject: how many human individuals are needed for a stable gene pool in isolation?

Date: Sun May 21 14:24:53 2000
Posted by Diedre Hauptfuehrer
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City: Poughkeepsie State/Province: N.Y. Country: USA
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 958933493.Ge

Message:


I'm doing research for a sci-fi short story, and I need to know how many 
crew members to put on a generation ship.

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