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10 years ago
What is the absolute least number of males and females required to repopulate without causing gene pool problems?

To be safe, no first cousins "interact" but anyone farther removed can.
I heard 14 pairs would do it but maybe a different ratio of males to females would make a difference. Not planning on destroying the world and this seems odd as a first question to ask after just joining the site today- but still. Any thoughts, calculations, functions for me to use? This isn't homework so no rush.

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10 years ago
Hello Nate,

I think this link will help you: http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/x3840e/X3840E07.htm

If I understood correctly, you're asking, how many people are required to prevent a population bottleneck? I sense that you're learning this for your own sake, and that it's not an assignment? Therefore, I would assume you'd have a better understanding of the jargon presented in the link.
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