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SW-User
British aristocracy used to do it all the time.
mrwhiterabbit · 46-50, M
If it's consensual, sure why not
TurtlePink · 22-25, F
And you didn’t have to comment @DownTheStreet
SW-User
Given that most of us our carriers for unidentifed mutations, there is a 1/16 chance that children of first cousins will inherit two copies of a faulty gene.
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@SW-User Yes, but not by much unless, as @NativeOregonian mentioned that there are 'generations of inbreeding' before. In the UK cousin marriage is perfectly legal and generally not regarded as a problem. See http://genetic-genealogy.co.uk/Toc115570145.html for tables showing the development of the rules. However a long history of cousin marriages can be a problem, see https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/jul/04/marriage-first-cousins-birth-defects for an article on the subject.
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@NativeOregonian [quote] law still prevents them from marrying,[/quote]

Not everywhere in the world.
SW-User
@NativeOregonian Its legal to marry your cousin in UK.
BlueVeins · 22-25
It's fine to marry your and/or fuck your cousin. It's not fine to conceive a child who you know will likely be severely genetically sick.
NativeOregonian · 51-55
First generational offspring doesn't risk mutations much, it's when there are generations of inbreeding that poses it.
luctoretemergo · 61-69, M
Good to know!

 
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