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2013-07-06 Britain
'Cousin Marriage' Doubles Gene Risk for Babies
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Posted by Fred 2013-07-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [336115 views ]  Top

#1 Other factors blamed for genetic flaws, such as alcohol consumption, smoking and social deprivation, can be ruled out, it said.

"Flaws" in West Yorkshire possibly. Evidence of conformity and group attraction in Georgia. :-(

Posted by Besoeker 2013-07-06 03:01||   2013-07-06 03:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Same 1st cousins on both sides of the family tree, always makes for tricky Reunions. Trust me.

Altho entertaining as Besoeker points out in his quote.
Posted by Shipman 2013-07-06 06:13||   2013-07-06 06:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Cleopatra Ptolemy to the courtesy phone.
Posted by Procopius2k 2013-07-06 08:45||   2013-07-06 08:45|| Front Page Top

#4 according to the findings of a study in the English city of Bradford

Whatever happened to elementary math?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-07-06 09:08||   2013-07-06 09:08|| Front Page Top

#5 REPEATED first cousin marriage I expect to square or cube that rate.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2013-07-06 09:24||   2013-07-06 09:24|| Front Page Top

#6 The increased risk of genetic abnormality should include beneficial ones as well as harmful ones; where are the Pakistani Isaac Newtons or Michael Jordan's?
Posted by Glenmore 2013-07-06 09:59||   2013-07-06 09:59|| Front Page Top

#7 when your family tree is a stick, you might have a problem
Posted by Frank G 2013-07-06 10:26||   2013-07-06 10:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Or, as my daughter was told by a classmate in HS when they had to hang their family trees on the wall 'That's not a family tree, it's a family vine!'
Posted by Glenmore 2013-07-06 10:45||   2013-07-06 10:45|| Front Page Top

#9 I guess it's a pretty subtle concept that marrying your first cousin is like marrying your half-sister.
Posted by Fred 2013-07-06 11:13||   2013-07-06 11:13|| Front Page Top

#10 Short trip around the USA, could answer some lingering question, no ?
Posted by Au Auric 2013-07-06 11:27||   2013-07-06 11:27|| Front Page Top

#11 The rest of the world, Legal 1st Cousin marriage in Blue.

Posted by Au Auric 2013-07-06 11:43||   2013-07-06 11:43|| Front Page Top

#12 Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaadeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
/Faulkner
Posted by Shipman 2013-07-06 12:02||   2013-07-06 12:02|| Front Page Top

#13 Yeah, but some proximity to mates reduces abnormalities, too. If your family is prone to big teeth and your spouse's family tends toward small mouths, your offspring could have dental problems.

Well, I read that somewhere. Prolly the internet.
Posted by Bobby 2013-07-06 13:01||   2013-07-06 13:01|| Front Page Top

#14 Gary Busey's autobiography, I think
Posted by Frank G 2013-07-06 13:04||   2013-07-06 13:04|| Front Page Top

#15 Is North Carolina county option?
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2013-07-06 13:35||   2013-07-06 13:35|| Front Page Top

#16 Gary Busey Smile ?

Posted by Au Auric 2013-07-06 14:21||   2013-07-06 14:21|| Front Page Top

#17 That's not a family tree---that's a root-bound plant.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2013-07-06 14:38||   2013-07-06 14:38|| Front Page Top

#18 First cousin marriage is forbidden in Kentucky, West Virginia and Arkansas? Who'd have guessed?
And OK in California, NY & MA?
Posted by Glenmore 2013-07-06 15:16||   2013-07-06 15:16|| Front Page Top

#19 In our new and improved culture I'm suprised approval hasn't gotten to consenting species, cousins or not.
Posted by BrerRabbit 2013-07-06 15:53||   2013-07-06 15:53|| Front Page Top

#20 I'm terrible at names, but those dogs and pine trees sure look familiar.
Posted by Besoeker 2013-07-06 16:40||   2013-07-06 16:40|| Front Page Top

#21 Does anyone know why North Carolina has a checkerboard pattern?
Is that where the inter-species issue comes in?

Al
Posted by Frozen Al 2013-07-06 18:12||   2013-07-06 18:12|| Front Page Top

#22 Frozen Al (may you thaw soon) answer.

"North Carolina permits first cousins, prohibits double cousins"
Posted by Ulavimble Omaving1848 2013-07-06 18:55||   2013-07-06 18:55|| Front Page Top

#23 Gotta ask....

What is a double cousin? Second Cousin?
Posted by CrazyFool 2013-07-06 19:24||   2013-07-06 19:24|| Front Page Top

#24 Here you go, CrazyFool
Posted by Uncle Phester 2013-07-06 21:06||   2013-07-06 21:06|| Front Page Top

#25 My sister married my wife's brother - met him at our wedding rehearsal. Their kids and our kids are double cousins.
Posted by Glenmore 2013-07-06 22:32||   2013-07-06 22:32|| Front Page Top

#26 Thanks... Learn something every day.
Posted by CrazyFool 2013-07-06 23:54||   2013-07-06 23:54|| Front Page Top

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