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> genetic markers of aristocratic inbreeding declined along with elite endogamy I think this is the flaw in that theory. The genetic markers each come from a s
by rory 5y ago
> genetic markers of aristocratic inbreeding declined along with elite endogamy
I think this is the flaw in that theory. The genetic markers each come from a single parent, and so wouldn't decline if those carrying them started mating at random rather than within a specific subpopulation.
- michael1999 5y agoWe don't see the Habsburg jaw much these days.
- rory 5y agoNot sure if this is a joke I'm not getting, but the "variants" in the linked study refer to tiny genetic sequences, not phenotypical appearance traits.
- michael1999 5y agoWhere do you think the Habsburg jaw comes from, if not a combination genetic sequences - a POLYhj if you will?
- rory 5y agoThere's no reason to believe POLYhj is any lower now than during the Habsburg dynasty. Homozygosity is independent of population-level allele frequency.
- michael1999 5y agoCharles II was infertile, so there's some reason.