The results of inbreeding can be very distressing to witness. In this Instagram post, we see a captive lion with skull ...

Purebred dogs might look flawless on the outside, but their beauty often hides a disturbing genetic truth. For generations, breeders have prioritized traits like coat color and snub noses over genetic ...

The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study. Because inbreeding can negatively impact survival and reproduction, the results could guide ...

I have long been intrigued by the potential upgrading effects of inbreeding through brothers, sisters, three-parts brothers and sisters, and other close relatives. Thus, I was pleased to find that the ...

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Inbreeding is generally deleterious, even in flowering plants. Since inbreeding raises the risk that bad copies of a gene will be expressed, inbred progeny suffer from reduced viability. A case study ...

Quick Take Dog breeding genetics explain how dominant, additive, and recessive genes shape traits and disease risk in litters. Outcrossing expands the gene pool and lowers recessive disease risk, ...