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The incest taboo is often pointed to as an example of a cultural universal. While no society permits generalized incest for its members, anthropologists have found that

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Anthropologists have found that "some groups permit actions that others would mark as incest".

Incest is sexual act between family or close relatives. This regularly incorporates sexual movement between individuals in a consanguineous relationship or as generally known blood relations, and once in a while those related by fondness, step family, those related by adopting or marriage, or individuals from a similar tribe or heredity.

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