Does anyone else here have inbred cousins?

fuzzybuddy said:
Whenever I hear " Inbred", I think of the family I met while in nursing school. I was in the pediatric intensive care unit. There was a newborn. His grandfather, father, and brother were all the same person, and his mother and sister were the same person. Concepts like father, brother, mother, sister break down with this family.
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I can't comprehend this....
 

Not that I know of. The only complication I was ever aware of: two much-older cousins (a brother and sister) married individuals who were each other's cousins. So I guess while both were cousins-in-law, they were brother-in-law and sister-in-law too.
 
I am of Swedish decent. My brother visited Sweden and found there is an island on Sweden's coast where almost all of the population has our last name. When I heard that, it made me think...hmm.
 

Utah Mormons are well know for being inbred. Polygamous sects in particular. Lots of genetic studies have been done here for that reason. The result of 150+ years of being a relatively small tightknit community, not marrying outside, much.

Seems to me to lead to a number of adverse effects, including a lack of appreciation for good alcohol and coffee as well as a tendency to give up 10% of their income. And perhaps worst a like of the Osmonds...

Inbreeding among Mormons​

 
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