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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.

Hypernyms

  • Pairing
  • Sexual Union
  • Mating
  • Conjugation
  • Union
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