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what is inbreeding depression ?


Niketan Thakur 15th Apr, 2020
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Hrisheekesh Singh 15th Apr, 2020

Hi Niketan,

Inbreeding depression is the phenomenon of reduced biological fitness problem in a specified population as a result of inbreeding, or breeding of similar or related individuals. Population's biological fitness refers to an organism's ability to survive and continue making its genetic material. Inbreeding depression is a result of population bottleneck. In general, the higher the genetic variation within a breeding population, the less likely it is prone to suffer from inbreeding depression.

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15th Apr, 2020
why inbreeding depression happens ?
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15th Apr, 2020
Niketan Thakur As answered above, Inbreeding depression happens due to less Genetic variation within a breeding population.
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