can you marry a 2nd couisn and have a normal baby?

Answer 1

Yes. Just check throughout both your health and family histories for the big genetic baddies, and hereditary diseases. But you're probably fine.

Answer 2

Second cousin:

Great Grandparents have two children: Alex (A) and Mark (1).
Alex (A) has one child Fred (B)
Mark (1) has one child Ron (2)

Fred (B) has one child Jack (C)
Ron (2) has one child Samantha (3)

The brothers Alex and Mark are both grandparents. One to Jack and the other to Samantha:
So Alex (A), Fred (B), Jack (C)
& MArk (1), Ron (2), Samantha (3)

The genetic make-up of Jack includes Granfather Alex and his Spouse, which combined to make Fred, who married and mixed his genetic information with his spouse to make Jack.

The genetic make-up of Samantha include Grandfather Mark and his Spouse, which was combined to make Ron, who married and mixed that genetic information to create Samantha.

If we use the assumption of "random assortment" that genes mix completely randomly (in reality the do not, but for simplicity sake we will assume they do):

Approximately 1/4 of the genetic information between Jack and Samantha the second cousins is identical.

Full blood siblings (Alex and Mark) share 100% of their genetic heritage, their children get 50% from the Father (Fred and Ron), then their own children get half of that 50% = 25%

When two people marry and there gametes combine we end up with 2 copies of every chromosome in our body, except for the sex chromosome if you are a boy. Boys get an X and a Y. Girls get to X's.

This ability to have two pairs allows us to have a "back" up incase some of the information is faulty. Maybe you won't run at peak performance, but at least you will survive. It is rare that two people, with all the millions of possible combinations of gamets would randomly come up with a deficite in one gene area.

UNLESS it is a familial trait...i.e. it "Runs in the family". Some traits are harmless, like lefthandedness. Some are a nuisence but easily adapted to such as being colorblind. Some a deadly such as certain types of genetically inherited colon cancer.

If you produce someone with someone who is too closely related too you it increase the chances that any abnormalities that "run in the family" will crop up.

Most states have laws against marrying your first cousin because it is harmful to society because of the high likelyhood of this happening.

Many states have laws against marrying your second cousin because it may have an increased likely hood of congenital defects.

Few states have restrictions on third cousins because the level of relation has a fairly low impact on the future children.

It is possible to marry a 2nd cousin and have a normal baby. It is even probably. If you are concerned and this is a real possibility I would recomend meeting with a fertility doctor and a geneticist who can perform some tests and give you some probabilities, and allert you to any possible genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis which your family may be carriers for. (very common)

Good Luck. Don't forget to pray.

Answer 3

Yes.There is always a chance that the baby could be normal. But, wouldn't you want you family tree to continue branching out. Try explaining to your child why it's THIRD cousin is also it's MOM or DAD!

Answer 4

I'm not a doctor,but I would say yes......BUT, don't marry your 2nd cousin, that is family and could be your best friend also. Family can be very close but you do not marry them. I have alot of cousins that I wish wasn't my family,but they are and I would rather see them happy with someone else than to bring shame or bigger problems to our family!

Answer 5

Yes, you could have a normal baby. But is life so bad that you can't fid someone outside the family?

Answer 6

yes...but the risk for mutations is higher because there are no new additions to the gene pool. But it will more than likely be normal...just a little higher of a risk for mutation

Answer 7

its good to have on with your 5th or 6th like further down the line but with 2nd cousin your baby would have a birth affect

Answer 8

Yes, there is always that chance that the baby will be normal, but why take a chance?

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Answer 10

There's actually a great chance that the baby will be normal. But a slight chance that it won't.