Inbreeding (Noun)
Meaning
The act of mating closely related individuals.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The royal family's history of inbreeding led to a number of health problems among its members.
- Inbreeding in the isolated village led to a higher incidence of genetic disorders.
- The farm owner's decision to engage in inbreeding led to a loss of genetic diversity in his cattle herd.
- The genetics professor explained that inbreeding can lead to a loss of heterozygosity in a population.
- The isolated population of wolves on the small island was prone to inbreeding due to the limited number of mates available.