Define the term Inbreeding.
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Inbreeding is the method of breeding where animals that are of same breed for 4 to 6 generations are allowed to mate.
OTHER POINTS :
In this method of mating, males and females that are superior are choosed and then they are allowed to mate with each other.
The progenies that are produced undergoes evaluation and the superior ones are selected for mating further.
Inbreeding:
Inbreeding is defined as the breeding or sexual reproduction of the closely related individuals i.e. the persons who have many genetic similarities.
Inbreeding has an advantage. This inbreeding actually helps in elimination of the undesirable characters and preservation of the desirable characters, as these desirable characters are present in all the individuals of reproducing species.
But, inbreeding isn’t a natural process. It has to be done artificially. This is used to produce plants with specific genetic characteristics like the tall or short plants used in Mendelian genetics.