What is inbreeding?

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.

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