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ScienceIsSexy420 t1_j42hpbb wrote

Mutations cause genetic disorders, but inbreeding increases the chances of inheriting those mutations. That's why you see things like the prevelance of Tay-Sachs in the Ashkenazi Jew population. Humans are especially vulnerable to inheriting genetic disorders due to inbreeding because of a lack of genetic diversity caused by previous population bottlenecks during prehistoric times.

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