Married twins
Quinctia:
Quote from: morriganrant on 2008 April 25, 23:11:07
Quote from: talysman on 2008 April 25, 22:33:23
Why would there be genetic effects for inbreeding?
O_o because there are in real life?
After several generations of inbreeding, there is an increased occurance of traits caused by recessive genes, which may or may not be deterimental. While inbreeding is a universal cultural taboo for good reasons, one occurance of incestuous reproduction isn't going to net anyone a three eyed baby or anything.
talysman:
Quote from: Quinctia on 2008 April 26, 02:22:55
Quote from: morriganrant on 2008 April 25, 23:11:07
Quote from: talysman on 2008 April 25, 22:33:23
Why would there be genetic effects for inbreeding?
O_o because there are in real life?
After several generations of inbreeding, there is an increased occurance of traits caused by recessive genes, which may or may not be deterimental. While inbreeding is a universal cultural taboo for good reasons, one occurance of incestuous reproduction isn't going to net anyone a three eyed baby or anything.
Exactly. I suppose it depends on what Swiftgold meant by "genetic effects", but it's a common myth that inbreeding causes defects. It doesn't. It just reduces genetic variability and brings out any defects that may already be present in the bloodline. Given the fact that sims don't have any defective genes, there's no reason for inbreeding to affect them at all.
professorbutters:
When it comes to people, inbreeding is not an especially good idea. The polygamist group in Texas that has been in the news is comprised largely of three families--Jeffs, Jessops, and Barlows--who have been marrying each other for decades. As a result, they have a problem with a rare genetic disorder called fumarase deficiency, which probably would not have been a problem with a larger gene pool.
Sims are a different can of worms entirely and I don't see much point in being squicked by close relationships between them. That's an interesting experiment. I hadn't thought of that.
PB
nil:
The unlucky ones will still fade away unfortunately, but the family can still survive well as long as the society and its other members don't play the "saint" and penalise the involved and the unlucky ones.
MidnightVoyager:
Incest also tends to do some screwing up in the head. (Or at least be a sign of some screwing up in the head that's already there.) But that's on more of a psychological level, and we know Sims are screwed in the head anyway.
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