Chapter 13, Problem 2A

Solution

To fill:

The correct term in the given statement.

Introduction:

The process by which humans selectively develop specific phenotypic traits using plant and animal breeding by choosing which typically animal or plant males and females will sexually reproduce and have offspring together.

The offspring produced by inbreeding are homozygous for most of the traits.

The mating of the organisms which are closely related by ancestry is known as inbreeding. When two closely related organisms mate, their offspring have a higher rate of homozygosity that is; there is an increased chance that the offspring will receive identical alleles from their parents.

There are two major negative consequences of inbreeding are:

1. Increased risk of undesirable genes.
2. Reduction in genetic diversity.