# After Doomsday, what is the smallest possible genetically-viable human population?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-doomsday-what-is-the-smallest-possible-genetically-viable-human-population/395876>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 14, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-doomsday-what-is-the-smallest-possible-genetically-viable-human-population/395876 "2007-03-14T13:04:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-doomsday-what-is-the-smallest-possible-genetically-viable-human-population/395876/21 "2007-03-17T05:10:59Z")

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I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you, er, I mean, personally breed with a hundred beautiful and fertile women.

Now that I think of it…

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**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-doomsday-what-is-the-smallest-possible-genetically-viable-human-population/395876/22 "2007-03-17T12:29:03Z")

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[QUOTE=mstay]  
I guess I’ll be the guy who brings up the fact that the vast majority of all golden hamsters . . . .  
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I demand pics.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-doomsday-what-is-the-smallest-possible-genetically-viable-human-population/395876/23 "2007-03-18T21:55:18Z")

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> I demand pics.

Of the hamsters? Personally, I’m more interested in the hundreds of beautiful women.

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