inbreeds
Breeds among relatives
Inbreeds is the third-person singular of inbreed, meaning to breed with closely related individuals.
Animals or plants inbreed when mating occurs within a small, genetically similar population: The isolated population inbreeds, leading to health problems.
Figuratively, a group that inbreeds becomes insular and stagnant: The industry inbreeds, recycling the same ideas.
Masked unless paired identically
- homozygousHaving identical alleles
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
heredity · mutation · bottleneck · deleterious · coefficient · consanguinity · zygosity · locus
Record of descent
- kennelEnclosure for hounds
- studsStructural wall timbers
- siresFathers, especially horses
- damsWater-blocking structures
broodmare · stallion · bloodline · cattery · livestock · foals · puppies · kittens
Complete separation from others
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- small populationFew people in an area
- gene poolSpecies' total genetic diversity
- endogamyMarriage within one's group
insularity · clan · tribe · dynasty · lineage · ancestry · kinship · genealogy
recessive
Masked unless paired identically
- homozygousHaving identical alleles
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
phenotype · heredity · mutation · bottleneck · deleterious · coefficient · consanguinity · zygosity · locus · chromosomes
pedigree
Record of descent
dams · broodmare · stallion · bloodline · cattery · livestock · foals · puppies · kittens · calves
isolation
Complete separation from others
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- small populationFew people in an area
- gene poolSpecies' total genetic diversity
endogamy · insularity · clan · tribe · dynasty · lineage · ancestry · kinship · genealogy · descendants