George M. Church

Aside from bringing back extinct species, reanimation could help living ones by restoring lost genetic diversity. The Tasmanian devil (aka Sarcophilus harrisii) is so inbred at this point that most species members can exchange tumor cells without rejection.

American Scientist

Rita Moreno

Maybe Elvis was inhibited by inbred religious prohibitions or an Oedipal complex, or maybe he simply preferred the thrill of a denied release. Whatever put the brakes on the famous pelvis, it ground to a halt at a certain point, and that was it.

Puerto Rican Actress

Angela Lansbury

I started in London, as a kid. My mother knew I had sort of an inbred talent. She was an actress, so I inherited it from her. But I think I got a lot of it from my grandfather, who was a great politician.

American Actress

Philip Johnson

To me, the drive for monumentality is as inbred as the desire for food and sex, regardless of how we denigrate it. Monuments differ in different periods. Each age has its own.

American Architect

Thomas Kinkade

I think the art world... is a very small pond, and it's a very inbred pond. They rely on information from an elect elite sect of galleries, primarily in New York.

American Artist

Alexander Gilkes

If I'm in the English countryside and get on my bicycle, I see what sort of strange inbred rural locals I can snap.

British Businessman

Bryce Dallas Howard

I'm always looking at my brother and sisters, thinking - do we look inbred, maybe? Maybe a tiny bit.

Barry Diller

Hollywood is a community that's so inbred, it's a wonder the children have any teeth.

American Businessman

‘Inbred’ often has a negative tone, suggesting unhealthy offspring due to limited genetic variety.

Negative Connotation

Use 'inbred' in the context of biology or breeding, related to organisms' genetic backgrounds.

Biological Context

Be cautious not to use 'inbred' to insult or describe people, as it can be highly offensive.

Avoiding Insult

When referring to a skill, 'inbred' means it is naturally part of someone, not learned.

Natural Talent

Use 'inbred' for non-physical traits like talents or instincts, not for physical traits.

Non-biological Traits

Unlike its biological use, 'inbred’ can have a neutral or positive tone when referring to innate abilities.

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 of their diet historically it's not in their diet anymore they used to nest exclusively in these trees that has gone from them to they've also an hour come into captivity we've got to the point two years ago where there are more kept parrots in captivity than there are in the wild they're deeply inbred and

Steve Boyes: Reviving...

 and that turned out to be a genetic rescue of a very inbred population that was founded on very few individuals from the start. They were termed the Blues Brothers because the blue colour, of course. I mean, the foxes don't see the borders.

Saving the Arctic Fox PIPE...

 and presumably harbor greater genetic diversity and adaptability to the environment. Many people find mixed-race individuals attractive and inbred families less so.

Inbred

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