outbred
Bred with outsiders
Outbred describes an organism produced by breeding genetically unrelated individuals, the opposite of inbred.
In genetics and animal husbandry, outbreeding increases genetic diversity and reduces the risk of inherited defects: outbred laboratory mice, an outbred population.
The practice is sometimes called outcrossing.
Offspring surpassing both parents
- hybrid vigorEnhanced traits from crossbreeding
- robustnessResistance to failure
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
fitness · thrive · flourish · adaptability · resilience · disease resistance · productivity · performance
Breeding unrelated same-species individuals
- inbreedingReproduction between close relatives
- linebreedingMating related animals deliberately
- pedigreeRecord of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
stock · strain · sire · dam · progeny · offspring · reproduction · fertility
Paired unlike gene variants
- genetic diversityAllelic variation within populations
- gene poolSpecies' total genetic diversity
- allelicOf gene alternatives
- genetic variationInherited molecular differences
recombination · segregation · locus · genetic drift · wildtype · exogamy
Allelic variation within populations
- variabilityTendency to change
- unrelatedHaving no link
- mixingCombining into one mass
- gene flowAllele transfer between populations
admixture · polymorphism · variation · heterogeneous · mixed ancestry
heterosis
Offspring surpassing both parents
- hybrid vigorEnhanced traits from crossbreeding
- robustnessResistance to failure
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
hardiness · fitness · thrive · flourish · adaptability · resilience · disease resistance · productivity · performance · stamina
outcrossing
Breeding unrelated same-species individuals
- inbreedingReproduction between close relatives
- linebreedingMating related animals deliberately
- pedigreeRecord of descent
bloodline · stock · strain · sire · dam · progeny · offspring · reproduction · fertility · selection
heterozygosity
Paired unlike gene variants
- genetic diversityAllelic variation within populations
- gene poolSpecies' total genetic diversity
- allelicOf gene alternatives
genetic variation · recombination · segregation · locus · genetic drift · wildtype · exogamy
genetic diversity
Allelic variation within populations
- variabilityTendency to change
- unrelatedHaving no link
- mixingCombining into one mass
gene flow · admixture · polymorphism · variation · heterogeneous · mixed ancestry
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- Genetic Traitshair color, dark hair, skin color, dimples, blood type
outbredinbred
Produced by close relatives
consanguineous · inbreeding · interbred · purebred · homozygous