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What is inbreeding and why is it a problem?
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Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, Canadian Edition

Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, Canadian Edition


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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.
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