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What is the basis of inbreeding depression?
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.
What are the instinct against inbreeding?
Genetic diseases and mutations as a result of the pairing of bad alleles.
Members of a population may be prone to inherited genetic diseases if?
inbreeding takes place frequently within the population
What are the risks of inbreeding tigers?
Inbreeding in any species weakens the genetic structure of the offspring and makes them weak and susceptible to infectious diseases. This can result in a comparatively weaker generation of species which may result in extinction too.
Is it ok to breed a father and daughter pig?
No because it is inbreeding, it can cause various diseases of mutated genes
What diseases can lead to a ectopic pregnancy?
pelvic inflammatory diseases
What are Advantages and disadvantages of inbreeding?
Examples will vary. The advantage of inbreeding is that it maintains desired traits within a breed, such as curly hair in poodles. The disadvantage is that it can lead to genetic defects within a breed, such as blindness in German shepherds.
Can you mate a dog with the 5 or 4 generation if the dog is a sister?
You can if you must but I wouldn't recommend it, inbreeding causes more health disadvantages and can eventually lead to a bad bred dog e.g bad bones,crooked jaws , all sorts of health hazards and new diseases.
The crossing of two indviduals that have similar characteristics is referred to as?
selective breeding not inbreeding
Does too much of vitamins lead to diseases?
No
Can inheritable diseases lead to death?
YES
What diseases does cystic fibrosis lead to?
gingeritus
