inbreeding depression

noun

The reduced biological fitness in a given population as a result of inbreeding.

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Meanings

nouninbreeding depression (plural inbreeding depressions)

plural inbreeding depressions

  1. biologyThe reduced biological fitness in a given population as a result of inbreeding.
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