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What is inbreeding? Write any two advantages of inbreeding.

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When breeding is between animals of the same breed for 4-6 generations, it is called inbreeding.

Advantages:

i) Inbreeding is necessary to develop a pure line in an animal.

ii) It helps in accumulation of superior genes and elimination of less desirable genes


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