Crossing of unrelated animals of different traits within the same breed is _________.

Outcrossing

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Cross breeding

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Species hybridisation

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Close breeding

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The correct option is A Outcrossing
Outcrossing is the process of crossing two unrelated pure breeding animals of different traits within the same breed.

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Q. Crossing of unrelated pure breeds of animals with different traits within the same breed is called

Q. Assertion : A single outcross between a superior animal of the inbreeding population and another superior animal of an unrelated population of the same breed can overcome inbreeding depression.

Reason : Crossing unrelated animals decreases the chances of homozygosity in progeny.

Q. Match column I with column II and choose the correct option from given below.

Column I

Column II

A	Cross- breeding	1	Mule, a hybrid produced from male donkey and female horse
B	Outcross	2	Hisardale breed of sheep
C	Interspecific hybridization	3	Practice of breeding unrelated animals
D	Out-breeding	4	Practice of mating of animals within the same breed

Read the following statements (A-D) and select the option which correctly identifies true (T) and false (F) statements.

A. Out-breeding is the practice of breeding related animals.
B. Out-breeding is of three types which include out-crossing, cross-breeding and inbreeding.
C. Out-crossing is the practice of mating of animals within the same breed with no common ancestor up to 2-3 generations.
D. Out-crossing is the best breeding method for animals that are below average in productivity (milk production) and growth rate (meat production).

Q. Complete the given analogy.

Inbreeding : Mating of closely related animals within the same breed :: Out-crossing :

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Crossing of unrelated animals of different traits within the same breed is _________.

The correct option is A OutcrossingOutcrossing is the process of crossing two unrelated pure breeding animals of different traits within the same breed.

The correct option is A Outcrossing
Outcrossing is the process of crossing two unrelated pure breeding animals of different traits within the same breed.