The Theory That Inbreeding Can Be Genetically Harmful to Animals

question 7

Multiple Choice

The theory that inbreeding can be genetically harmful to animals that produce few offspring

• A) was first proposed by Edward Tylor.
• B) is unsupported by data from animal studies.
• C) is probably true.
• D) has no bearing on the universal presence of the incest taboo.

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