Saw a post talking about the white Rhino only had 200 animals left but now there are so many more. But how is this done without serious inbreeding. Or is there something I’m missing?
Edit: yes, I know how sexy time works.
In: Biology
Not only can inbreeding be avoided, but inbreeding isn’t a genetic death sentence. It’s kind of a secret weapon for species coming back. Unless they get really unlucky, the carriers of defective genes die off without breeding, so after a few generations, the species has relatively broken free of any genetic defects caused by inbreeding.
They lack genetic diversity, and are more likely to have genetic diseases, but they still live on
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