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the genetic wildcard who's family enough to mock, distant enough to forgive.
shared bloodFirst cousins share about 12.5% of DNA.
royal hazardMany monarchs married cousins, concentrating heirs and hemophilia alike.
global defaultMost marriages in human history were between cousins.
word originFrom Latin consobrinus, meaning mother's sister's child.
legal patchworkCousin marriage is legal in some US states, banned in others.