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inbreeding::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union |
Examples of inbreeding
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Of course, gene pool management is critical to avoid inbreeding in rare species.
From the newscientist.com
With so few individuals founding the population the level of inbreeding is high.
From the sciencedaily.com
What's more, all the pygmy populations showed signs of inbreeding with outsiders.
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Inbreeding, it will be remembered, is infamously an affliction of royal families.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
That could be a reaction to the dangers of genetic inbreeding or of overcrowding.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The mean inbreeding of Canadians approached 3% in 1990, the last year recorded.
From the newscientist.com
As long as there was no inbreeding in the stallion match-up, why not have a crack?
From the smh.com.au
It may not be a hard-and-fast rule, but in general inbreeding is best avoided.
From the newscientist.com
Did excessive inbreeding cause genetic deterioration of the tough Norse stock?
From the time.com
- (inbreeding) the act of mating closely related individuals
- Inbreeding is the reproduction from the mating of two genetically related parents, which can increase the chances of offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits. This generally leads to a decreased fitness of a population, which is called inbreeding depression. ...
- To breed or reproduce with those that are related; To breed with those that share common traits or qualities; To produce or generate within
- (inbreeding) breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related
- (Inbreeding) The breeding results of broken/inadequate paddock fencing.
- (Inbreeding) B Production of offspring from parents more closely related than the average of a population. Inbreeding increases the proportion of homozygous gene pairs and decreases the proportion of heterozygous gene pairs. ...
- (Inbreeding) Breeding closely related birds such as father-daughter, sister-brother and mother-son.
- (Inbreeding) Breeding together two animals who are closely related to one another. Compare to Linebreeding and Outcrossing. For more information: Inbreeding vs. Linebreeding.
- (In-Breeding) The mating together of closely related Racing Homers.
