▲ 184 ▼ Why does incest result in birth defects? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by Delphia@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments Just to be well and truly fuckin clear. I am not now nor have I ever been nor will I ever be contemplating shagging a family member.
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Interestingly, some species (naked mole rats for one,) are fairly immune to the problem. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AmidFuror@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago If you selectively inbreed for long enough, the deleterious alleles are weeded out by selection. This is true for strains of laboratory mice, but not for any royal families that I know about. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmidFuror@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago If you selectively inbreed for long enough, the deleterious alleles are weeded out by selection. This is true for strains of laboratory mice, but not for any royal families that I know about. permalink fedilink source parent