Which of the Following Statements Correctly Describes Inbreeding

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements correctly describes inbreeding?

• A) It increases the chances of deleterious recessive alleles coming together in one individual.
• B) It is bad because individuals with families have more defects than individuals without families.
• C) It decreases the chances of deleterious recessives coming together in one individual.
• D) It is good because it removes deleterious alleles from the population.

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Definitions:

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