Inbreeding is commonly associated with reductions in fitness 1,2,3,4,5,6, yet reported effects vary. Several studies of birds, for example, have shown strong inbreeding depression on hatching success ...
The results of inbreeding can be very distressing to witness. In this Instagram post, we see a captive lion with skull ...
'Don’t get married with your sister or your mother,' warns one of the authors of a study of the Habsburg jaw You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Experimental studies often find that inbreeding depression is more severe in harsh environments, but the few studies of in situ wild populations available to date rarely find strong support for this ...
For a family that controlled assorted European territories and kingdoms for centuries, you would think that the Habsburgs would have plenty of opportunities to meet new partners. Still, they appeared ...
Inbreeding is where cousins and other close relatives have children together. Most cultures have strong taboos against it, primarily because of the increased risk of birth defects. Here’s why that ...
The Habsburg jaw — the prominent facial deformity that affected the European royal family of the same name — was the result of 200 years of inbreeding, a study has found. Geneticists and surgeons ...
Generally speaking, inbreeding is a bad thing. To be clear, I am not making cultural commentary regarding the social taboo of sleeping with your cousin. I am saying that literally inbreeding is not ...
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The genetic downside to purebred dog breeding
Pure-bred dogs have been regarded as superior to crossbreeds or what some people refer to as mutts. However, we now ...
In population genetics, there is a method of measuring how inbred a certain individual is, known as the inbreeding coefficient. Previously, I used to this technique to examine the amount of inbreeding ...
There are many ways to examine the social worlds of fact and fiction, and whether or not they are similar. In an article for* The Atlantic*, I examined the social networks of superheroes, a ...
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