Producing offspring by self-fertilisation or by crossing of parents that are very close genetically.<\/p>\n
The breeding of close relatives in both plants and animals.<\/p>\n
A situation where closely related males and females, or those with very similar genetic make-up, have children together, so allowing congenital conditions to be passed on.<\/p>\n
Production of offspring by the mating of closely related persons (or other animals or plants).<\/p>\n
The production of offspring by parents who are closely related; for example, who are first cousins or siblings. The amount of inbreeding in a population is largely controlled by culture and tradition.<\/p>\n
The birth of offspring to parents who are closely related. In traditional rural communities, marriage between cousins was common and this could lead to a higher-than-average number of children with congenital anomalies or learning difficulties.<\/p>\n
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Producing offspring by self-fertilisation or by crossing of parents that are very close genetically. The breeding of close relatives in both plants and animals. A situation where closely related males and females, or those with very similar genetic make-up, have children together, so allowing congenital conditions to be passed on. Production of offspring by the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-i"],"yoast_head":"\n