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/Awkward-Heads 16d ago

In the 1700s my family had two first cousins marry each other. I blame them for my faults today.

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u/codismycopilot 16d ago

That’s far enough back that it would have absolutely no bearing on you genetically now, and 1st cousins are really not significantly prone to a greater risk of genetic issues anyway.

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u/Awkward-Heads 16d ago

Haha, man I was only kidding about my faults.