Whatsapokemon
No really, what is it?
@VermiIIion
>I’m quite aware the inbreeding doesn’t cause defects within the first generation,
It can, actually. Inbreeding causes genetic defects because of a lack of genetic diversity. Siblings are incredibly closely related, which means that recessive alleles can come out much more easily. Breeding with someone in a completely different family means that recessive genetic problems have a very low chance of manifesting. However, breeding with a sibling or parent, even over one single generation, means that those recessive genes have a huge chance of appearing.
This is the basic punnet-square thing we learned about in high school. Inbreeding amplifies the chances of genetic disorders appearing by thousands of times.
>I’m quite aware the inbreeding doesn’t cause defects within the first generation,
It can, actually. Inbreeding causes genetic defects because of a lack of genetic diversity. Siblings are incredibly closely related, which means that recessive alleles can come out much more easily. Breeding with someone in a completely different family means that recessive genetic problems have a very low chance of manifesting. However, breeding with a sibling or parent, even over one single generation, means that those recessive genes have a huge chance of appearing.
This is the basic punnet-square thing we learned about in high school. Inbreeding amplifies the chances of genetic disorders appearing by thousands of times.