Q: What is inbreeding?
A: Inbreeding is a term in genetics that refers to the mating of closely related animals or plants.
Q: What is self-fertilisation in plants?
A: Self-fertilisation in plants is the most extreme kind of inbreeding where plants carry both male and female flowers on the same plant.
Q: What is outcrossing?
A: Outcrossing is the mating of unrelated members of the same species.
Q: What is the combination of inbreeding and outcrossing used for?
A: The combination of inbreeding and outcrossing is a standard method of artificial selection.
Q: What is an inbred strain?
A: Inbred strain is a group of organisms that is so inbred that they have little or no genetic variation.
Q: What is inbreeding depression?
A: Inbreeding depression is the decreased fitness, usually lack of fertility and early illness and death, brought about by inbreeding.
Q: Why do almost all cultures have an incest taboo for human beings?
A: Almost all cultures have an incest taboo for human beings because inbreeding is destructive.