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Inbreeding depression is -  

Option: 1

Decreased productivity due to mating of superior male and inferior female.


Option: 2

Decrease in body mass of progeny due to continued close inbreeding


Option: 3

Reduced fertility and productivity due to continued close inbreeding

 


Option: 4

Reduced motility and immunity due to close inbreeding  


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  • Inbreeding is mating of closely related organisms
  • Due to continued inbreeding for generations, Inbreeding depression is seen 
  • This results in reduced fertility and survival rate of progeny 
  • This is corrected by Outcrossing techniques
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