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Funny that when we think of inbreeding we think of low IQ as one of the common characteristics.


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.


Albert Einstein was not himself imbred. His mother and father were not related before marriage.


I think Hitler falls into the category too - I seem to recall that his parents were distant cousins.




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