Definitions for inbreeding
in·breed·ing

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1. inbreedingnoun

   the act of mating closely related individuals

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1. inbreedingnoun

   breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related

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1. inbreeding

   Inbreeding is the mating or breeding of closely related individuals within the same species, often resulting in offspring with reduced genetic diversity. This means that genetic traits, including both beneficial and harmful ones, have a higher chance of being passed down. It is common in both the plant and animal kingdoms, but in the long term it can increase the risk of inherited genetic disorders and negatively impact the overall health and survival of a population.

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1. Inbreeding

   of Inbreed

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1. Inbreeding

   Inbreeding is reproduction from the mating of parents who are closely related genetically. Inbreeding results in increased homozygosity, 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. An individual who results from inbreeding is referred to as inbred. The avoidance of expression of deleterious recessive alleles caused by inbreeding is thought to be the main selective force maintaining the outcrossing aspect of sexual reproduction. Livestock breeders often practice controlled breeding to eliminate undesirable characteristics within a population, which is also coupled with culling of what is considered unfit offspring, especially when trying to establish a new and desirable trait in the stock. In plant breeding, inbred lines are used as stocks for the creation of hybrid lines to make use of the effects of heterosis. Inbreeding in plants also occurs naturally in the form of self-pollination.

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1. Inbreeding

   The mating of plants or non-human animals which are closely related genetically.

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How to pronounce inbreeding?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inbreeding in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inbreeding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of inbreeding in a Sentence

1. Jacqueline Robinson:

   They're essentially the marine equivalent of an island species, the vaquitas' naturally low abundance has allowed them to gradually purge highly deleterious recessive gene variants that might negatively affect their health under inbreeding.

2. Seth Riley:

   Based on genetic analysis, we know that P1 mated with P6, his daughter – that was the first case we documented of this very close inbreeding.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inbreeding
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inbreeding
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inbreeding
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=inbreeding