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Problems with Consanguinous Mating

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A Consanguinous marriage is defined as a marriage between two individual's who are second cousins or closer. These individuals are more likely to both have genes for disorders t…
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What is Genetic and Phenotypic Diversity Genetic diversity is the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic make-up of a species. Species with higher genetic divers…
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Problems 3

Which of the following is not one of the reasons inbreeding may occur?
Which type of disease is more dangerous
Carriers for autosomal dominant diseases are generally aware that they are carriers and are aware of the dangers of passing the disease on to their offspring.