Also, is it true the offspring of 2 siblings will be disfunctional? or have a disease of some sort?
Please help. It's for my bio assignment...
2007-11-09 04:14:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Any recessive genes for disorders would be more likely to end up in offspring together because the siblings would be more likely than the average population to have the same recessive alleles. However, that does not mean that the offspring will definitely have problems. It's just more likely.
2007-11-09 04:19:07 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because it's freaking gross! LOL
The other commenters are correct. Incest is more likely to result in defects and disorders AFTER several generations. There are studies that have actually stated that incest within one or possibly two generations can "perfect" the genes, but after that you will see a sharp increase in genetic issues.
There are even modern day examples of this in some societies. I have heard it is quite common in certain parts of Alaska (where there are not enough males for some reason) and Africa especially.
2007-11-09 04:31:06 · answer #2 · answered by just1jerry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called incest, and is frowned upon both by society and religion. If a baby results, it can be highly affected genetically - for example, physical/mental deformities, stillbirth, etc.
Same thing with parental incest - so it's a very wrong thing to do from several standpoints. I know for a fact that your baby could end up with mental retardation, and lots of other deformities. This just isn't recommended, and most of all it's very, very wrong. Especially in today's society.
2007-11-11 17:31:30 · answer #3 · answered by sweet_susy59 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is commonly overblown (not that I am encouraging incest). The notion that the children will be dysfunctional is wrong. Sufficient inbreeding will eventually lead to genetic defects, but the likelihood of the union of a brother and sister resulting in genetically inferior offspring is not high.
2007-11-09 04:22:11 · answer #4 · answered by Random Precision 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's called incest, and is frowned upon both by society and religion. If a baby results, it can be profoundly affected genetically - i.e., physical/mental deformities, stillbirth, etc.
Same thing with parental incest - so it's a very unsavory thing from several standpoints. One example, the royalty of Europe intermarrying, and in the case of the Russian Royal family - hemophilia, and in others, mental disease.
2007-11-09 04:20:39 · answer #5 · answered by Kelly T 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
lol bio assignment ..... sure......
jk, its not a sure thing but they say the chances of the child being disfunctional are much greater. and uh its frowned upon cuz thats fn nasty . lol
good luck
2007-11-09 04:19:21 · answer #6 · answered by Brittany W 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It slightly increases the likelihood sp that their offspring will have genetic defects.
2007-11-09 04:22:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
also, the love between family is supposed to be different than the love between husband and wife. look up the different ways to say love in greek, there is agape and more i can't remember. there are different types of love and they are meant to be shared differently amongst people.
2007-11-09 04:24:20 · answer #8 · answered by jade4e83 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is nasty would you have sex with your brother
2007-11-09 04:22:09 · answer #9 · answered by Murders Princess 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
...what the others said, plus, it's outright creepy.
2007-11-09 04:22:17 · answer #10 · answered by Dr. Obvious 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋