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In Europe incest has lead to Kings and Aristocrats being affected by genetic disorders. Have the dynasties of Chinese history been affected by genetic diseases likewise or was incest considered taboo enough to prevent the Chinese from inbreeding as ambitiously as Europeans did?

by /u/GTAhoffmann in /r/AskHistorians

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