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Wed Nov 5

• Massive Inbreeding threatens Chicken Industry: The first analysis of genetic diversity in a modern agricultural commodity has returned some disturbing news: Market-driven chicken farming has produced a race of genetically homogeneous fowl in dire need

Sun Oct 12

• The "Habsburg Jaw": "Of the many attributes identified with the Habsburg dynasty it is the hereditary over-grown jaw (mandibular prognathism) that captures the most attention. What we do seem to see from the surviving portraits is that the deformaty developed and increased with the age of the victim. Sometimes so serious as to inhibit talking or eating, and often linked to a lack of mental sharpness, the problem never interferred with hereditary succession.&qu ot;
• Charles II of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Charles was the only surviving son of his Habsburg predecessor, King Philip IV of Spain and his second Queen (and niece), Mariana of Austria, another Habsburg. His birth was greeted with joy by the Spaniards, who feared the disputed succession which could have ensued if Philip IV had left no male heir. Unfortunately, the prevalent inbreeding in the Habsburg family genealogy, beginning in prior generations, had given many in the family hereditary weaknesses and left the later generations prone to still-births. In Charles II, it resulted in more than being physically disabled, mentally retarded and disfigured, but that was sufficient to cripple his rule as well."

Tue Sep 9

• A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Approach for Joint Inference of Population Structure and Inbreeding Rates From Multilocus Genotype Data -- Gao et al. 176 (3): 1635 -- Genetics

Sat Sep 6

• Extent of inbreeding in pedigree dogs revealed in new study

Sun Aug 24

• Terrierman's Daily Dose

Wed Aug 20

• BBC NEWS | UK | Pedigree dogs plagued by disease

Sun Aug 3

• Slashdot | Yahoo Blocks Venerable Email List Over False Positives
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• I Mitt Sverige...: Inavel bland muslimer ger handikapp och sjukdomar

Thu Jul 31

• White Tigers: The truth about white tigers.

Sat Jul 12

• Autism Genes That Control Early Learning: Scientific American: 6 new genes found that disable or "switch off" ability to strenghten synaptic connections in autistic kids

Tue Jun 10

• Charleston Daily Mail - News - Study debunks inbreeding myth

Thu Jun 5

• Slate Magazine - West Virginia, Incest Virginia?: HA! I knew it! Stoopid stereotype!!!! Now, hopefully Cheney will go hunting with someone who's a worse shot than he is!

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