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**251EPyso** · 05-15-2011, 04:28 AM

It's fine, I heard that an Icelandic study showed that couples who are 7th or 8th cousins have a better chance of conceiving than couples who are not so related (I don't know the exact parameters for 'non-related' and 'related').

I think that when the breeding is within your family but not too close the better chances of conception outweigh the moderate increase in the risk of genetic disorders afflicting the offspring.

This. People vastly overstate the chance of genetic deficiencies occurring as a result of 'incest'. There is actually only a serious risk if two siblings have children. Of course, cousins marrying eachother for generations is still not a good idea.

05-15-2011, 04:28 AM	#11
251EPyso Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	It's fine, I heard that an Icelandic study showed that couples who are 7th or 8th cousins have a better chance of conceiving than couples who are not so related (I don't know the exact parameters for 'non-related' and 'related'). I think that when the breeding is within your family but not too close the better chances of conception outweigh the moderate increase in the risk of genetic disorders afflicting the offspring. This. People vastly overstate the chance of genetic deficiencies occurring as a result of 'incest'. There is actually only a serious risk if two siblings have children. Of course, cousins marrying eachother for generations is still not a good idea.
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