Exactly, inbreeding for a few generations tends to fix certain
characteristics. If you then outbreed weaknesses are recessive and so do
not show up in the phenotype.
-----Original Message-----
From: Emlyn (onetel) [mailto:emlyn@one.net.au]
Sent: 03 July 2000 14:31
To: extropians@extropy.com
Subject: Re: Improvement( was)Is Eugenics Really A Bad Thing?
In a pop sci book I was reading on genetics recently, the author claimed
that the positive effect of genetic engineering techniques on combating
heritable diseases will be dwarfed by the recent increase in the mixing of
the people of the world because of increasing globalisation. Apparently most
genetic diseases have a local & recessive character; increased outbreeding
leeds to far smaller incidence of recessives pairing up, so a large over-all
drop in the incidence of such disease.
Emlyn
----- Original Message -----
From: Jonathan Reeves <mailto:JonathanR@iclshelpdesks.com>
To: 'extropians@extropy.com' <mailto:'extropians@extropy.com'>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 11:12 PM
Subject: RE: Improvement( was)Is Eugenics Really A Bad Thing?
Actually inbreeding is quite good as long as you outbreed every few
generations to weed out the genetic weaknesses
-----Original Message-----
From: Replicant00@aol.com <mailto:Replicant00@aol.com> [
mailto:Replicant00@aol.com <mailto:Replicant00@aol.com> ]
Sent: 01 July 2000 16:28
To: extropians@extropy.com <mailto:extropians@extropy.com>
Subject: Re: Improvement( was)Is Eugenics Really A Bad Thing?
In a message dated 7/1/2000 7:39:48 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
goldengarden@arjang.mail.telia.com writes:
> What has improving the stock got to do with keeping it white,
> Caucasian or european?
>
yes good point
Inbreeding as far as I know causes more deterioration than good.
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