"Spanky de Monkey, ESQ" <Spanky@deMonkey.com> wrote in message
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> Inbreeding is breeding between close relatives, whether plant or animal.
> It was found that Adam Albright of the vista.general forum practiced this
> sick kind of behavior.
>
> If practiced repeatedly, it leads to an increase in homozygosity of a
> population. A higher frequency of recessive, deleterious traits in
> homozygous form in a population can, over time, result in inbreeding
> depression. This may occur when inbred individuals exhibit reduced health
> and fitness and lower levels of fertility.
>
> Livestock breeders often practice inbreeding to "fix" desirable
> characteristics within a population. However, they must then cull unfit
> offspring, especially when trying to establish the new and desirable trait
> in their stock.
>
> In plant breeding, inbred lines are used as stocks for the creation of
> hybrid lines to make use of the heterosis effect. Inbreeding in plants
> also occurs naturally in the form of self-pollination.
>
> A number of years ago, Inbreeding was brought to the attention of
> authorities because of Adam Albright. He frequented the Southern States
> of Alabama and Mississippi. Authorities were horrified at his actions.
>
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