Why does inbreeding cause birth defects?

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Why does inbreeding cause birth defects?

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When inbreeding there are much higher chances for rare recessive traits to combine in the offspring.

As you might know, if you have one copy you’re typically ok, but if you have two copies then it will express whatever undesirable trait it codes for.

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