The degree of distortion in facial features is on the rise in certain endangered gorilla species, possibly due to inbreeding. Facial asymmetry in primates – including humans – is marked by a sort of ...

The European royal dynasties of the Early Modern Age provide a useful framework for human inbreeding research. In this article, consanguineous marriage, inbreeding depression and the purging of ...

Dec. 2 (UPI) --New research suggests prodigious amounts of inbreeding best explains the protruding lower jaw that characterized many of the Spanish and Austrian kings and their wives that made up the ...

We all understand the concept of inbreeding in human terms – where people who are too genetically similar reproduce, resulting in offspring with deformities. With each inbred generation, the gene pool ...

(Phys.org) —Mating with relatives, or inbreeding, can be costly to both sexes, and in many species males and females avoid mating with siblings. However, the latest research adds a twist to this story ...

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The issue of inbreeding in the thoroughbred population is “akin to global warming” according to Professor Emmeline Hill, who has spearheaded major new research into the subject conducted by University ...

Professor Emmeline Hill: explains the ins and outs of inbreedingCredit: Peter Houlihan/Fennell Photography New research led by Professor Emmeline Hill has warned that the rise of inbreeding in the ...