The point being that the shift from small tribes (as in that bonobo group) to large nations has resulted in a huge decline in inbreeding.
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Note also that the bonobos may be doing just fine despite all that inbreeding. As long as the bad DNA gets weeded out, this can be ok.
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I wonder what is a minimal population to avoid inbreeding? (After yet another shitlib claiming "nations need immigrants to stay viable")
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All depends on the selection pressures I guess. Farmers engage in a lot of inbreeding to select for traits.
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I mean a village is a common arrangement, that's a few 100s, don't think that's "inbred"
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Yeah I would be careful about such terms. "Inbreeding" is kind of neutral overall
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Interesting. I imagine it's been studied, will have to check the literature. Lol at the idea Japan (e.g.) needs "fresh blood" from outside
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Two most obvious downsides of excessive inbreeding: 1. Bad recessive genes more likely to come together and reduce offspring fitness. (can
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Though it also depends on potential fusion or fission of subsequent generations.
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