INBREEDING


Meaning of INBREEDING in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

However, it is worth emphasizing here that at least four costs have been proposed for inbreeding , and at least seven for outbreeding.

In a study of 102 scimitar-horned oryx juvenile survival rates were shown to be inversely related to the degree of inbreeding .

In other species, there are behavioural drives the function of which is to avoid inbreeding .

Moreover, the isolation of the men of the wetlands led to inbreeding .

The breeding plan for this species is designed to minimise inbreeding .

They can not be sexed when small, but it would be better to obtain an unrelated female to avoid inbreeding .

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