Question

What is inbreeding depression? mention its causes?

Answer 1

Inbreeding depression is the reduced biological fitness in a given population as a result of inbreeding, or breeding of related individuals. Population biological fitness refers to an organism's ability to survive and perpetuate its genetic material. Inbreeding depression is often the result of a population bottleneck. In general, the higher the genetic variationor gene pool within a breeding population, the less likely it is to suffer from inbreeding depression.