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Date Posted: 17:15:40 04/03/02 Wed
Author: Lafaux
Subject: Thought this was interesting: NO GENETIC REASON TO DISCOURAGE COUSIN MARIAGE, STUDY FINDS. (click)

I found this in the New York Times


No Genetic Reason to Discourage Cousin Marriage, Study Finds
By DENISE GRADY
Contrary to widely held beliefs, first cousins can safely have children together, scientists are reporting today.

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[> I don't know. Royalty often married cousins, and they often had a higher rate of deformities and health problems. It is true that families carry the same defective recessive genes. However, it is not illegal, nor is religiously immoral. It is just a personal choice of mine to never consider it. It would be too wierd for me. -- CrazyCat, 16:13:08 04/05/02 Fri

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[> [> I don't have any good looking cousins so I'm not tempted. -- Patricia, 08:19:58 04/06/02 Sat


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[> Okay... (stepping back) -- OTWB, 13:05:59 04/07/02 Sun

EWWWWWWWW.... that's all I can say.


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[> [> Don't tell me you are my long lost cousin. I am from the South. -- Patricia, 04:00:49 04/08/02 Mon

>EWWWWWWWW.... that's all I can say.


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[> [> Nope not me... Yankee all the way. -- OTWB, 16:32:02 04/24/02 Wed

>EWWWWWWWW.... that's all I can say.


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[> A littleOT-This reminds me of an article I read in the paper a couple of weeks ago. After much research, it was discovered that a rice plant has more genes than a human being. I found that really funny:) -- Tf, 17:55:26 04/24/02 Wed

>I found this in the New York Times
>
>
>No Genetic Reason to Discourage Cousin Marriage, Study
>Finds
>By DENISE GRADY
>Contrary to widely held beliefs, first cousins can
>safely have children together, scientists are
>reporting today.


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