• @[email protected]
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    1 month ago

    So… wouldn’t that make them all siblings? Will there be enough genetic diversity so that the species doesn’t die due to health complications?

    • @[email protected]
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      61 month ago

      We can guess it is not going to be the same mothers, so that risk should be reduced quite a bit. Most are all half-brothers and half-sisters, unless from same litter.

      Otherwise there would be a hero mom who gave birth to 800 kids.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 month ago

      They’re all half siblings. They’ll definitely be plagued by low genetic diversity and will have higher rates of genetic disease and stillbirth but the species should be able to make it through that with careful management

    • @pointnull
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      1 month ago

      Can u explain what u just said in baby terms?

      • @Supervivens
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        1 month ago

        All same father -> all siblings

        All siblings -> incest

        incest -> many bad health problems

      • @[email protected]
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        51 month ago

        Nope, thanks for letting me know do.

        Was messing with the settings earlier and carelessly turned that on ^ ^;

        • @toynbee
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          51 month ago

          Sounds like something a bot would say.