Which of the following statements are correct?
Statement 1: Outbreeding is the practise of mating unrelated animals, which may be members of the same breed who have lived separately for four to six generations, or members of different breeds or species.
Statement 2: Crossbreeding occurs when two animals of different breeds that are members of the same species mate. The favourable traits of two breeds can be merged through crossbreeding.
Statement 3: Interspecific hybridization is the practise of marrying animals of the same breed who have not shared a common ancestor for four to six generations on either side of them. Outcross offspring are those born from such a pairing.
Statement 4: Outcrossing is the practise of marrying animals of the same breed who have not shared a common ancestor for four to six generations on either side of them. Outcross offspring are those born from such a pairing.
Statement 1 and 2 are correct but statement 3 and 4 are incorrect.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct but statements 2 and 4 are incorrect.
Statements1, 2 and 3 are correct but statement 4 is incorrect.
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct but statement 3 is incorrect.