Nah genetic disorders aren’t mutations, they’re incorrect copies of original traits. I’m not a geneticist so don’t quote me on this, but the reason incest causes problems has nothing to do with mutations as they rarely happen and everything to do with not having enough variation in your own genetics to cover when there’s “data loss”. Again, I’m not a scientist.
melmi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
Incest doesn’t inherently cause genetic disorders, it just increases your chance of being born with recessive genetic disorders. Most of those disorders are mutations, and if the Garden of Eden is so perfect there probably aren’t genetic disorders to start out with, meaning incest is fine from a genetic perspective. All the genetic disorders would be mutations later down the line. Maybe they’re punishment for the original sin or something, to fit it into the themes of the story.
Darthjaffacake@lemmy.world 4 months ago
squattingmonk@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Incorrect copies are mutations.
isyasad@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Correct copies are also mutations, for what it’s worth.
Crackhappy@lemmy.world 4 months ago
That’s a fantastic retroactive nonsensical explanation for Adam and Eve. Bravo.