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Title: What is inbreeding and why is it a problem?
Post by: Pramila on Dec 5, 2017
What is inbreeding and why is it a problem?


Title: Re: What is inbreeding and why is it a problem?
Post by: Rohcodom on Dec 5, 2017
Inbreeding occurs when parents that are too genetically similar mate and produce offspring. The offspring are often weak or defective. If all individuals in populations are too closely related, the species' fitness declines and it may become extinct.