Inbreeding
noun
The process where animals or plants who are very closely related have offspring together.
Inbreeding among the royal families of Europe was common in medieval times.
Often appears as...
- inbreeding depression
- inbreeding coefficient
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Academic
noun
The practice of marrying or breeding animals or humans that are closely related.
To preserve their pure bloodline, inbreeding was quite common in some royal families.
Often appears as...
- risk of inbreeding
- inbreeding in animals
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Disapproving
noun
The process where animals or plants who are very closely related have offspring together.
Inbreeding among the royal families of Europe was common in medieval times.
Often appears as...
- inbreeding depression
- inbreeding coefficient
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The practice of marrying or breeding animals or humans that are closely related.
To preserve their pure bloodline, inbreeding was quite common in some royal families.
Often appears as...
- risk of inbreeding
- inbreeding in animals
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotations
Inbreeding often implies negative effects on health and genetic diversity.
The captive population showed signs of health decline due to inbreeding.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Reference
Historically practiced among royalty and aristocracy to maintain lineage.
Historical documents reveal inbreeding within the monarchy to keep the bloodline pure.
Pro Tip 3/3Genetic Context
In genetic discussions, inbreeding can lead to a high degree of shared DNA.
Scientists measured the inbreeding levels through shared genetic markers.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotations
Inbreeding often implies negative effects on health and genetic diversity.
The captive population showed signs of health decline due to inbreeding.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Reference
Historically practiced among royalty and aristocracy to maintain lineage.
Historical documents reveal inbreeding within the monarchy to keep the bloodline pure.
Pro Tip 3/3Genetic Context
In genetic discussions, inbreeding can lead to a high degree of shared DNA.
Scientists measured the inbreeding levels through shared genetic markers.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotations
Inbreeding often implies negative effects on health and genetic diversity.
The captive population showed signs of health decline due to inbreeding.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Reference
Historically practiced among royalty and aristocracy to maintain lineage.
Historical documents reveal inbreeding within the monarchy to keep the bloodline pure.
Pro Tip 3/3Genetic Context
In genetic discussions, inbreeding can lead to a high degree of shared DNA.
Scientists measured the inbreeding levels through shared genetic markers.
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See Elephants at Their...
legs now if you looked at that bird that we just saw it's legs were more an orange color and what happens when they inbreeding is the section here goes Orange and so does this on their legs and they become a lot more kind of colorful with that also this becomes much deeper coloration that we see on the chest and on the back area
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A Place for Cheetahs PIPE...
i'm the cheetah meta population coordinator for the endangered wildlife trust but if you want to really break it down into simpler terms i'm a cheetah matchmaker so i effectively identify which cheetah are related to each other to swap individuals between these reserves to prevent inbreeding
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Every day you live, you...
They're opening up corridors of forest to link the scattered chimp groups so that you don't get too much inbreeding. So yes, it's worked, and it's in six other countries now. Same thing. I mean, you've been this extraordinary tireless voice, all around the world,
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Ferret Babies Key to...
and sometimes we'll double check the sex so this is a nice fat healthy meal we find that the ferrets have a high susceptibility to a lot of diseases probably stemming from their inbreeding as a result of their very small founding
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Safari Live - Day 182 PIPE...
obviously didn't kill the adults but over time that made the eggs very weak and obviously the individuals were inbreeding and if you're not breathing you end up dying out oh sorry about that but ewt endangered wildlife trust the
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Andrew Bird's one-man...
There seems to be a rule in nature that if you get too close to where you came from, it gets ugly. So like, you can't feed cows their own brains or you get mad cow disease, and inbreeding and incest and, let's see,
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Tiny but Mighty: This...
wanted to reconstruct the pedigrees especially for a breed that is small in numbers it is important to know the relationships between the animals so that inbreeding is avoided when we first started off we
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Safari Live - Day 280 PIPE...
them combining normally I see specific species working together as a as a troop but to see them mingling is very much rare a report abilities of inbreeding if they mingle they are very much higher
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Tourists Spread Disease...
there's a lot of conservation science that shows that small numbers are bad you get very small numbers eventually you'll get inbreeding if a big disease epidemic strikes it can wipe out the
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People, Plants and...
bad sex is sex with yourself so pollinators help prevent a very severe phenomenon called inbreeding depression and I'll talk about made choice and
Video examples
See Elephants at Their...
legs now if you looked at that bird that we just saw it's legs were more an orange color and what happens when they inbreeding is the section here goes Orange and so does this on their legs and they become a lot more kind of colorful with that also this becomes much deeper coloration that we see on the chest and on the back area
Video examples
A Place for Cheetahs PIPE...
i'm the cheetah meta population coordinator for the endangered wildlife trust but if you want to really break it down into simpler terms i'm a cheetah matchmaker so i effectively identify which cheetah are related to each other to swap individuals between these reserves to prevent inbreeding
Video examples
Every day you live, you...
They're opening up corridors of forest to link the scattered chimp groups so that you don't get too much inbreeding. So yes, it's worked, and it's in six other countries now. Same thing. I mean, you've been this extraordinary tireless voice, all around the world,
Video examples
Ferret Babies Key to...
and sometimes we'll double check the sex so this is a nice fat healthy meal we find that the ferrets have a high susceptibility to a lot of diseases probably stemming from their inbreeding as a result of their very small founding
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 182 PIPE...
obviously didn't kill the adults but over time that made the eggs very weak and obviously the individuals were inbreeding and if you're not breathing you end up dying out oh sorry about that but ewt endangered wildlife trust the
Video examples
Andrew Bird's one-man...
There seems to be a rule in nature that if you get too close to where you came from, it gets ugly. So like, you can't feed cows their own brains or you get mad cow disease, and inbreeding and incest and, let's see,
Video examples
Tiny but Mighty: This...
wanted to reconstruct the pedigrees especially for a breed that is small in numbers it is important to know the relationships between the animals so that inbreeding is avoided when we first started off we
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 280 PIPE...
them combining normally I see specific species working together as a as a troop but to see them mingling is very much rare a report abilities of inbreeding if they mingle they are very much higher
Video examples
Tourists Spread Disease...
there's a lot of conservation science that shows that small numbers are bad you get very small numbers eventually you'll get inbreeding if a big disease epidemic strikes it can wipe out the
Video examples
People, Plants and...
bad sex is sex with yourself so pollinators help prevent a very severe phenomenon called inbreeding depression and I'll talk about made choice and
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Dian Fossey
American Scientist
Those bearing the heavy responsibility of caring for captive gorillas should be encouraged to exchange so-called nonbreeders between populations, an inherent process among free-living gorillas and one that avoids inbreeding and also stimulates productivity.
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Eric Christian Olsen
American Actor
I'm 100% Norwegian. Three generations removed and all continuous inbreeding of Norwegian of Minnesota and Iowa, so I traveled to Norway before.
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Danish Actor
If you look at most of the Royal Houses in Europe, the inbreeding was pretty outstanding.
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Dian Fossey
American Scientist
Those bearing the heavy responsibility of caring for captive gorillas should be encouraged to exchange so-called nonbreeders between populations, an inherent process among free-living gorillas and one that avoids inbreeding and also stimulates productivity.
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Eric Christian Olsen
American Actor
I'm 100% Norwegian. Three generations removed and all continuous inbreeding of Norwegian of Minnesota and Iowa, so I traveled to Norway before.
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Danish Actor
If you look at most of the Royal Houses in Europe, the inbreeding was pretty outstanding.
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