inbreeding
pronunciation
How to pronounce inbreeding in British English:
UK [ˈɪnbri:dɪŋ]
How to pronounce inbreeding in American English:
US [ˈɪnˌbridɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of mating closely related individuals
Word Origin
- inbreeding (n.)
- c. 1842, from in + breeding.
Example
- 1. But there is an equally important downside : inbreeding .
- 2. Inbreeding rate and its genetics effect in uygur of turpan .
- 3. If the wolf population dwindles too much or if wolves survive only in isolated pockets inbreeding would endanger their future .
- 4. But in those nuclear families with higher levels of inbreeding , offspring had an estimated 5.4 percent reduction in fitness .
- 5. These survivors are all the progeny of just two males and four females , and display the lowered fertility and above-average infant mortality that goes with inbreeding .