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Inbreeding depression is the reduced fitness of a population caused by inbreeding.
Inbreeding reduces genetic diversity, meaning populations are less genetically adaptable - and greatly increases the chances of genetic diseases and disorders. Inbreeding is most commonly associated with reduced reproductive and viability traits.
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Can result in less fertility caused by increased inbreeding?
bottleneck
Is Depression capitalized?
Depression is capitalized in phrases such as The Great Depression, but the medical condition and the scientific are not.
Great Depression a-z?
Great depression A-Z is a detailed analysis of some types of depression and their possible medication.
What did The Panic of 1837 eventually led to?
a worldwide economic crisis called the long depression
Which Great Depression will end up being worse the Roosevelt Great Depression or the Obama Great Depression?
Well we are not in a depression with Obama the only reason the economy is like this is because of our 43 president Bush So Roosevelts depression ended up worse because they were actually in a depression. You can thank Bush for the economic troubles
Why doesn't inbreeding depression by itself cause evolution?
It can, over a long enough period of time. Breeds of dogs, for example, were created by inbreading.
What is anti-inbreeding laws?
They mean it is illegal to have a child with a first relative such as a sister or even a mother. What they exactly are though depends on a state by state basis.
The crossing of two indviduals that have similar characteristics is referred to as?
selective breeding not inbreeding
Are dog breeds produced by inbreeding or genetic engineering?
Inbreeding
What has the author Mark Owen Johnston written?
Mark Owen Johnston has written: 'Natural selection, inbreeding depression, and self-fertilization in two species of Lobelia with different pollinators'
When was Inbreeding the Anthropophagi created?
Inbreeding the Anthropophagi was created in 1998-03.
When two animals that are closely related have an offspring it is referred to as .?
Inbreeding!
Can a cow be bred by a bull it's related to?
Yes, but inbreeding is not a good idea.Yes, but inbreeding is not a good idea.
Was there inbreeding in Hitler's family?
Their wasn't any inbreeding in Adolf Hitler's Family.
How do whales avoid inbreeding?
To avoid inbreeding whales breed with members of other pods.
How Can you use inbreeding in a sentence?
Inbreeding can cause some risk such as blindness or joint deformities in animals.
Which animals are maintained from inbreeding?
Siamese cats and thorobred race horses would be two examples of inbreeding.
