ScienceIsSexy420 t1_j42hpbb wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is it possible that people born with genetic disorders is caused because humans are related to eachother in some way? by Skully_o7
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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