Inbreeding in a population leads to

Decrease in recessive disorders.

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Heterosis.

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Increase in homozygosity.

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Increase in heterozygosity.

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Solution

The correct option is A Increase in homozygosity.
Inbreeding in a population leads to decrease in the genetic variation and increase in homozygosity in the genomes. It increases the chances of recessive disorders by increasing chances of deleterious recessive alleles to pair.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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