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I have a girlfriend, we both are from same caste same gotra and we have 7 generation gap between us. And after our marriage we don't want any problem in our child .and I have read that having a generation gap of 7 years the child will have no problem. Is their anything we can do. because I know that after 7 generation there should be no problem but I want some information about this. About anything like dna test or anything else which can be enough for satisfy our mind that we will have a healthy baby. And we will be reached about this thing.
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Nothing to worry. People don't marry in same gotra because it can cause inbreeding depression but only if done repeatedly. One of two marriage in the family tree won't matter.
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