Question

What is inbreeding in plants? What happens to the recessive alleles in this process?

Answer 1

Inbreeding is the production of offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically.

Inbreeding results in homozygosity, which can increase the chances of offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits. This usually leads to at least temporarily decreased biological fitness of a population (called inbreeding depression), which is its ability to survive and reproduce.