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Would it be incestry if you marry your second cousin?
There is no such thing as incestry. However, it would not be incest if you married your second cousin.
If cousins were allowed to marry and they had children how likely would it be for the children to have genetic problems?
Geneticists now say that it's OK to marry first cousins, but the jury really is out on this one, and there are times when there can be something wrong with offspring. It's best to talk to your family doctor about this one or go on: www.google.com TYPE IN: Can first cousins have children? You really need to look this up and decide from there. Many people feel it's odd one would marry a cousin, but it happens quite often. There are times you may not see that cousin all that much and fall in love when you do finally meet, or if cousins are close they can be best friends for years and fall in love with each other. Some states do not allow first cousins to marry, so you need to check the laws in the appropriate places before applying for a license. Scientists say that 5% of DNA in each human body is made up of "disease genes," or genes that will predispose or cause disease. Luckily, this DNA is usually found in a recessive allele and so does not cause any harm. Incestry can be dangerous because closely related people often have the same disease genes, causing their offspring to be born with both copies of the recessive allele.
