The Genetic Risk of Inbreeding Explained
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The Genetic Risk of Inbreeding Explained

From the ancient Greeks and Egyptian pharaohs like Tutankhamun, to European royal families whose inbreeding shaped entire dynasties, humans have a long history of keeping marriage “in the family.” But why did attitudes shift so dramatically in the West? And what does modern genetic science actually tell us about the risks?