The Remotest Island In The World May Cure Asthma - The Founder Effect

Today we're going to take a look at what weird quirks are hiding in DNA. When people inbreed for generations, we get some pretty interesting consequences such as a royal group that dies of blood loss from a paper cut, an island of asthmatics, villages that eventually die from not being able to swallow, and a thriving deaf community. All of these consequences are a result of odd traits in the founders of these communities. Let's take a look!

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