Why does inbreeding increase the likelihood of the offspring having a genetic defect?
In: Biology
Imagine your parents are just 2 groups of numbers in 2 columns. Column A is Mom, Column B is Dad. Moving from the top of the column, you compare the pair of numbers, and whichever one is higher, is now YOUR number. If one parent has a low number on one of the pairs, its okay, because the other parent more than likely has a higher number (or average number). But what if both sets of numbers are low? What if both sets were nearly identical because they never change?
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