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To: exDemMom
does inbreeding have an greater chance of mutated DNA ?

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This was done by studying DNA from blood samples of 12 chickens of the same generation using the most distantly related maternal lines, knowing the population had started from seven partially inbred lines.
71 posted on 10/27/2015 9:27:53 PM PDT by stylin19a (obama = Fredo Smart)
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To: stylin19a
does inbreeding have an greater chance of mutated DNA ?

No. Some things do cause more mutations of DNA, but they are external factors (like radiation or mutagenic chemicals).

When organisms inbreed, mutations are more likely to become established in the population. Mitochondrial DNA is a little different, because it is passed almost exclusively through the mother--so, if she has a mutation in the mitochondria, she will give it to ALL of her offspring. So, in a small inbred population, that mutation will spread rapidly.

105 posted on 10/28/2015 5:52:56 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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