Question

Consanguineous marriages (marriages between close relative/cousins) are not advisable because

• A. more recessive defects are likely to occur
• B. more chances of blood anomalies
• C. more chances of multiple birth
• D. more chances of defective dominant traits to appear

Answer 1

The correct option is A more recessive defects are likely to occur

The marriages cause inbreeding depressions .Wilson disease is common in children of close marriages. The $C{u}^{++}$ is deposited in brain and liver and causes metal disorder.