Inbreeding

Inbreeding is the mating of two closely related organisms. Some animals are inbred to select for desired traits and avoid others. Inbreeding is generally discouraged among humans because harmful recessive genes are likely to be passed on to offspring, causing health problems, including growth and fertility issues. Inbreeding likely hastened the end of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty, as Charles II was both impotent and infertile. What deformity worsened throughout the generations of Habsburgs? Discuss

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