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> you'd hope that some percentage of those pairs are just cannon fodder for the usual mutagenic sources. (energy, viruses, being a European king, etc)

Inbreeding is a problem of not enough mutation, not a problem of too much.




Not enough variation.


Honestly, I just wanted to say something funny haha. But yes I see how those are different though, thanks!




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