Question

Inbreeding depression in animals can be overcome by *

(a) Cross breeding

(b) out-crossing

(c) Interspecific hybridization

(d) inbreeding

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Answer 1

Continuous inbreeding among cattle causes inbreeding depression.It decreases the fertility and, even, productivity of an animal.It can be overcome by applying outbreeding ,in which mating is done between different breeds or individuals of the same breed but having no common ancestors.