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Mutations Inbreeding Reduce Fitness Humans Recessive Alleles Loss Of Function

Front why does inbreeding reduce fitness in humans?
Back many recessive alleles are loss-of-function mutations and the offspring is more likely to be homozygous for these mutations

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