What Scientists Found After Analyzing Cases of Human Inbreeding in the UK

Human inbreeding by the numbers. Geneticists can tell if your parents were closely related — and whether that will affect your health.

By Nathaniel Scharping
Dec 22, 2022 2:25 PMDec 22, 2022 8:25 PM
Charles II Spain - Wikimedia Commons
Charles II, the last of the Spanish Hapsburgs. Generations of inbreeding left him infertile, in addition to numerous additional health problems. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons)

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