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Old July 6, 2012, 03:47 AM
Zunaid Zunaid is offline
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Originally Posted by Zeeshan
Isn't sleeping with cousin detrimental as far as genetics is concerned? I may be wrong; excuse my laziness.
As long as you are not conceiving...

You are correct - that is why most societies consider incest and marriage to first cousins taboo.

Because of shared genes (8% between first cousins), there is a high likelihood of recessive genetic disorders showing up.
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