11-14-2010, 03:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-14-2010, 03:20 PM by G.Subramaniam.)
There are indeed bad effects of in-breeding
Marrying a 1st cousin decreases IQ by 8, a niece by 15 and a sister by 30 points
Extrapolating , marrying a cousins daughter would decrease IQ by 4 and marrying a second cousin by 2 IQ points
So one could say that all inbreeding effects are negated if the genetic distance is at least 2nd cousin.
In the pre-scientific age, this could be the initial basis of ban on same gotra marriages
In the following posts, I will post more
Marrying a 1st cousin decreases IQ by 8, a niece by 15 and a sister by 30 points
Extrapolating , marrying a cousins daughter would decrease IQ by 4 and marrying a second cousin by 2 IQ points
So one could say that all inbreeding effects are negated if the genetic distance is at least 2nd cousin.
In the pre-scientific age, this could be the initial basis of ban on same gotra marriages
In the following posts, I will post more