Inbreeding is defined as mating between related individuals. It is also called consanguinity, meaning "mixing of the blood." Although some plants successfully self-fertilize (the most extreme case of inbreeding), biological mechanisms are...

Inbreeding is the mating of closely related individuals that share common ancestry. Inbreeding is used in animal husbandry to retain desirable characteristics and eliminate undesirable ones. However, the mating of siblings in farm animals can only be...

Inbreeding occurs when closely related individuals mate with one another. Inbreeding may happen in a small population or due to other isolating factors; the consequence is that little new genetic information is added to the gene pool. Thus recessive,...

Half-brothers or sisters share only one parent. The relationship is rarely alluded to vocatively, but a young man in Absolute Beginners, by Colin MacInnes, makes use of ‘half-brother’, to his step-brother as it happens. The latter...

Inbreeding is breeding between close relatives, whether plant or animal. If practiced repeatedly, it often leads to a reduction in genetic diversity. A concomitant increase in homozygousity of recessive traits can, over time, result in inbreeding...

Try doing this if you're inbred Why excessive inbreeding is bad for life AS ROYAL families and pedigree dog-owners can find to their cost, too much inbreeding may result in individuals who are damaged from birth. The congenital costs of consanguinity...

Inbreeding is little understood by most people, including many livestock breeders. But if you know what you're doing, it's the surest way to improve your stock. There are two methods of breeding: inbreeding and outbreeding. The closest inbreeding possible', is self-fertilization....

Even in anything-edible-goes-in-the-pot China, the Huifu Fine-food Restaurant is drawing attention with special menu offerings that include alligator kebabs and soup _ complete with the endangered species' head and tail. The restaurant, in the scenic city of Huangshan in eastern...

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and researchers claiming they misused blood samples from Havasupai tribal members.However, tribal officials said they plan to refile the suit and take the case to the Arizona Court of Appeals.Carletta Tilousi,...