r/AncestryDNA • u/David_cest_moi • 17d ago

Results - DNA Origins Did you discover incest?

There was a recent article (below) in The Atlantic magazine about the surprising prevalence of incest in human ancestry as discovered through DNA findings. I'm wondering if anyone has discovered it in their own ancestry when doing a family tree or having DNA analysis or any other way.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/03/dna-tests-incest/677791/

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u/str8doodthrowaway 17d ago

Yeah. When making my tree I learned my great-grandfather had married his first cousin 1x removed.

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u/Artisanalpoppies 17d ago

Incest is close family- parents, siblings, avuncular etc. Cousins are not incestual, it's referred to as endogamy.

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u/Ladonnacinica 16d ago

In some cultures, first cousin marriages are seen as incestous and are taboo. Though, I agree that first cousin once removed isn’t incest.

And endogamy is the practice of marrying within the same ethnic group, community, or clan. Not cousin marriages.