Inbreeding, outcrossing, line breeding and hybrid vigour
Dec 25, 2020
2 minutes
PETER W
Inbreeding, outcrossing, line breeding and hybrid vigour are well understood by racehorse breeders. When closely related individuals mate, their offspring are generally smaller, less viable or less fertile than the rest of the population. Examples of inbreeding are mating full brothers to sisters, fathers to daughters or mothers to sons. However, if two inbred groups
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