Question

Which of the following is not associated with inbreeding?

• A. Mating between animals of unrelated species
• B. Elimination of undesirable characters
• C. Increases homozygosity
• D. Causes inbreeding depression

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Mating between animals of unrelated species

• Inbreeding is the mating between the animals of the same breed having common ancestors up to 4-6 generations.

• Inbreeding increases homozygosity.

• It is also responsible for the elimination of undesirable characters and it causes inbreeding depression.