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ams6110
on Nov 27, 2012
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Einstein's list of conditions for staying together...
Funny that when we think of inbreeding we think of low IQ as one of the common characteristics.
tadfisher
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The actual consequences of inbreeding are overblown by most. First cousins have a 12.5 percent chance of passing on a set of recessive gene expressions, which is about the same chance as an ordinary mother in her 40s.
unreal37
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Albert Einstein was not himself imbred. His mother and father were not related before marriage.
lostlogin
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I think Hitler falls into the category too - I seem to recall that his parents were distant cousins.
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