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Heterozygous and Homozygous

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Inbreeding increases

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dominance

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recessiveness

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homozygosity

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heterozygosity

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Solution

The correct option is C homozygosity
Inbreeding refers to the mating of closely related individuals within the same breed for 4-6 generations. Inbreeding increases homozygosity which is a condition in an organism having identical copies of same alleles. So, this technique is used to develop purelines.

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I - Continuous inbreeding eventually leads to inbreeding depression.
II - Inbreeding always increases productivity.
III - Inbreeding helps to accumulate superior genes in a population.

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Reason[R]: Increased homozygosity leads to loss of heterozygosity

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