Question

Inbreeding is carried out in animal husbandry because it ______.

Options

• Increases vigour

• Improves the breed

• Increases heterozygosis

• Increases homozygosis

Answer 1

Inbreeding is carried out in animal husbandry because it increases homozygosis.

Explanation:

Inbreeding increases homozygosis, which is the condition of having two identical alleles acquired from each parent. It is required if we desire a pure line in any animal.