Would the genetic offspring be viable for any of the pairs to leave the ark after the flood? The question boils down to: “Is it possible for 2 of any species to produce a whole race of genetically viable progeny?”
2007-02-08 17:37:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Well, is it genetically possible for only two mammals to produce viable genetic offspring?
2007-02-08 17:41:24 · update #1
So two parents would have a few children. If they were all boys, the only viable female would be their mother. A similar situation occurs for all girls.
2007-02-11 10:13:57 · update #2
It would think it would be difficult at best. When similar DNA is matched together you begin to get genetic defects. At some point down the line I think that it would be impossible to procreate.
2007-02-08 17:41:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, you will have viable offspring. However, the populations formed would be at an extraordinarily increased risk to recessive disease traits present in one of the parents. It is possible to produce a whole race, but not very likely that it would survive long.
2007-02-09 02:13:57 · answer #2 · answered by rgomezam 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There would be somewhat of an increased risk of genetic diseases in the first few generations, but if they will eventually be selected against. However, this race of animals would have less genetic diversity than normally exists in a species.
2007-02-09 02:56:14 · answer #3 · answered by xit_vono 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you read the Genesis 7 account of Noah's Ark there were seven pairs of all birds and seven pairs of some of the animals on board.
2007-02-09 01:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by Cheryl S 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. The most recent research shows that reproduction between siblings actually does not have any of the excepted side effects so commonly thought of when one thinks of "in bread".
So from that stand point, there should be no problem...
From the point of natural selection, the strongest among the population will dominate the gene poll...of any population, even if that population is genetically weak to begin with...
2007-02-09 01:45:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Hmmmm I don't know
But I would believe that if God had the power to flood the world then he would also have the power to allow everything to work according to what it still is.
I know what you mean.
But we don't understand His power by no mean.
He's beyond comprehensibility.Along with everything he's done.
That's why we always ask these questions that we'll never know the answers to.... Ever.
There is always another possibility over another.
2007-02-09 01:53:15 · answer #6 · answered by Matty G 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I doubt that in the time span that it would be possible for such diversity as we see now to be pronounced, but hey, I'm not a Christian.
2007-02-09 01:41:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
no, what if one died you have to think about this but he may have brought in more than just two or hey maybe 100 of unknown mammals died off
2007-02-09 01:40:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes. Adam and Eve populated the earth the first time. Noah's decendants did it the second time.
2007-02-09 01:41:27 · answer #9 · answered by Blue Jean Baby 4 · 3⤊ 4⤋
i`ll break the bad news to you, there is no Santa Claus
2007-02-09 01:40:09 · answer #10 · answered by RUSSELLL 6 · 1⤊ 6⤋