What is your definition of inbreeding?

[Anonymous]

new science shows 4th cousins have the easiest time conceiving and have healthier children

[seeyounexttuesday]

4th cousins wouldn't really be inbreeding at that point.

[lonelygalexy]

ugliness. Yes, hrrmmm.

[Asker]

wdym ugliness

[Agape93]

Ew dude.

[Asker]

the risk of autoimmunity developing in the fetus increases the less related two parents are

[Agape93]

Why are you reading so heavily into incest

[Asker]

I wouldn't consider it incest

[Agape93]

That's a blood relative. Doesn't matter what you view it as, it's still incest

[Asker]

compatible genetic diversity is higher among 4th cousins. incompatible genetic diversity is higher among two people of different ethnicities. no genetic diversity is higher among 1st cousins and siblings. that's why 4th cousin has been found to be the "sweet spot".

[Agape93]

Dude blood relatives aren't a fucking sweet spot. Ffs

@Abbycado

[Abbycado]

Fucking gross. I’d like to see the study where the 4th cousin was found to be the “sweet spot”.

[Agape93]

I'd honestly rather not. Shits fucking gross

[Asker]

a 4th cousin is someone you share 2 great great great great grandparents with. that's 2/32 recent relatives.

[Agape93]

Still a blood relative, and you're still gross.

[Asker]

no, they aren't. they're 0.2% related. my parents found out my mom was 0.2% related to my dad's mom with 23andme. and they came from opposite ends of the country. the chances that happened randomly are astronomical. in reality there are likely genes that code people to seek mates within that sweet spot out

[Agape93]

Key word, RELATED. 4th cousins are still blood relatives. That's still disgusting.

[Asker]

if you want to play semantics you're technically related to a bacteria

[Agape93]

So? I'm not out here advocating incest with bacteria.

[theautomemoriesdozz]

Ask the Southerners

[Asker]

really nice 80 year old meme you're repeating designed to make you a shit eater