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I never knew about this. That's interesting. So then hybrid vigor is the reason farmers don't grow their own seeds, which contradicts the article. Obviously the
by bitshiftfaced 4y ago
I never knew about this. That's interesting. So then hybrid vigor is the reason farmers don't grow their own seeds, which contradicts the article. Obviously the OSS people would know this, so then the purpose must be more about encouraging plant diversity and allowing more companies to sell these varieties to farmers.
- pfdietz 4y agoHybrid vigor is also why eugenic nightmares are misconstructed. If some nefarious dictator wanted genetic supersoldiers, he'd breed them by hybridizing sickly inbred strains, and then prohibiting the supersoldiers from themselves reproducing.
- trallnag 4y agocan you explain further or maybe link to something? Eugenics can also mean eradicating certain unwanted elements like illnesses or black skin.
- bluGill 4y agoHybrid vigior is known to apply to plants. It isn't clear if it applies to humans. While it is known that marrying your sibling (brother/sister) is bad, and near cousins are a questionable, is it better (for your children) is you are very distant? Should you look to a different continent for a spouse? I don't know for sure, but the evidence I've seen doesn't support that. Unlike with plants, so long as your are more than 5th cousins away (I'm not sure where the line is, so I picked something distant enough that I think everyone will agree it is too far) there doesn't seem to be any advantage in getting more distant.