We all understand the concept of inbreeding in human terms – where people who are too genetically similar reproduce, resulting in offspring with deformities. With each inbred generation, the gene pool ...

A study being called the most comprehensive genetic analysis of North American Thoroughbreds found no genetic ties related to health concerns or durability and detected a slight rise in inbreeding ...

Humans generally leave more descendants if they marry someone who is not too closely related. So highly inbred royal families experience many genetic disorders like hemophilia. Inbreeding is connected ...