Just a stupid family fact

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If identical twins have sex with a corresponding set of identical twins, the children of these two couples, though legally (double) first cousins to one another, would genetically be as closely related to each other as ordinary full siblings.

Incest, without the guilt?

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Keep it in the family

Erm... Would the result be anything like this?:

A picture is worth a thousand words

I wrote about the difference between inbreeding and incest,  http://poundpuplegacy.org/node/3436, but nothing beats a visual example of what the by-product can look like. 

I wonder if after drinking a few double-martini's, the features blend better?

http://www.terrierman.com/charlesIIofspain.jpg

how much removed?

If like me, you can't remember the difference between the various family members. This chart may come in handy, although it is biased towards the male sex.

Call me brain dead...

but how can this math-tool help for the person removed completely from family roots, through adoption?  My chart would be one big blank!

Mess around

I have to admit my personal math-tool would probably be more like this:

Common thread

Is there something about inbreeding that causes a person to dress poorly?

Inbreeding doggie style

Wouldn't you say this is highly fashionable:

ownership having it's rewards?

Yes, I heard pets do start looking like their owners (and vice-versa) after a while!

They shall never surrender

This probably being the best known case: