inbreeding

Question 1

what is close inbreeding?

Answer 1

first degree
- full sibling mating or parent and offspring
second degree
- grand parents and grand offspring

Question 2

what is line breeding?

Answer 2

form of inbreeding involves section of mates

Question 3

what are impacts of inbreeding?

Answer 3

-reduction in performance
- poorer reproductive efficiency
-lower growth rates
-higher mortality rates
- higher risk of heredity abnormalties
- reduction of genetic diversity

Question 4

what is inbreeding coefficients?

Answer 4

• degree of inbreeding can be measured using a calculation called the inbreeding coefficient
• calculates probability
• higher coefficient= individuals are more closely related
• expressed as a percentage