Compared with diploid species, haplodiploids suffer less inbreeding depression because male haploidy imposes purifying selection on recessive deleterious alleles. However, alleles of genes only ...

Sex, mating systems, inbreeding, and outbreeding / Nickolas M. Waser -- Theoretical perspectives. Theory and data pertinent to the relationship between heterozygosity and fitness / Jeffry B. Mitton -- ...

In population genetics, there is a method of measuring how inbred a certain individual is, known as the inbreeding coefficient. Previously, I used to this technique to examine the amount of inbreeding ...

Genetically based variation in outcrossing rate generates lineages within populations that differ in their history of inbreeding. According to some models, mating-system modifiers in such populations ...

Centuries of inbreeding are to blame for a facial deformity prevalent among European royals, known as “Habsburg jaw”, scientists have said. The condition, medically known as mandibular prognathism, ...

If, because of genetic erosion, the level of homozygosity in small populations is high, additional selfing will result in small reductions of fitness. In addition, in small populations with a long ...

A study being called the most comprehensive genetic analysis of North American Thoroughbreds found no genetic ties related to health concerns or durability and detected a slight rise in inbreeding ...

Dog Inbreeding: Understanding the Impacts and Moving Toward Healthier Breeding Practices Dogs have been our companions for thousands of years, evolving from wild wolves to the diverse array of breeds ...