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I think of myself as a Hollywood hillbilly, but I'm sick of all these questions people ask about Alabama. 'Do you have an outhouse?' 'Is there a lot of inbreeding in your family?' They think all Southerners don't have computers and TV sets and that we're all still living in 1862.
Sunny Mabrey

Meaning of "inbreeding" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INBREEDING

inbreeding  [ˈɪnbriːdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INBREEDING

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Inbreeding is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INBREEDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Inbreeding

Inbreeding is the production of offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically, in contrast to outcrossing, which refers to mating unrelated individuals. By analogy, the term is used in human reproduction, but more commonly refers to the genetic disorders and other consequences that may arise from incestuous sexual relationships and consanguinity. Inbreeding results in homozygosity, which can increase the chances of offspring being affected by recessive or deleterious traits. This generally leads to a decreased biological fitness of a population,, which is its ability to survive and reproduce. An individual who inherits such deleterious traits is referred to as inbred. The avoidance of such deleterious recessive alleles caused by inbreeding is the main selective reason for outcrossing. Inbreeding is a technique used in selective breeding. In livestock breeding, breeders may use inbreeding when, for example, trying to establish a new and desirable trait in the stock, but will need to watch for undesirable characteristics in offspring, which can then be eliminated through further selective breeding or culling.

Definition of inbreeding in the English dictionary

The definition of inbreeding in the dictionary is the process of breeding from unions between closely related individuals, esp over several generations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INBREEDING


bleeding
ˈbliːdɪŋ
breeding
ˈbriːdɪŋ
cross-breeding
ˈkrɒsbriːdɪŋ
feeding
ˈfiːdɪŋ
ill-breeding
ˌɪlˈbriːdɪŋ
interbreeding
ˌɪntəˈbriːdɪŋ
leading
ˈliːdɪŋ
linebreeding
ˈlaɪnˌbriːdɪŋ
map-reading
ˈmæpˌriːdɪŋ
mind-reading
ˈmaɪndˌriːdɪŋ
misreading
mɪsˈriːdɪŋ
nonbreeding
ˌnɒnˈbriːdɪŋ
outbreeding
ˌaʊtˈbriːdɪŋ
prereading
priːˈriːdɪŋ
proofreading
ˈpruːfˌriːdɪŋ
reading
ˈriːdɪŋ
reeding
ˈriːdɪŋ
sight-reading
ˈsaɪtˌriːdɪŋ
stockbreeding
ˈstɒkˌbriːdɪŋ
underbreeding
ˌʌndəˈbriːdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INBREEDING

inbd
inbeing
inbent
inboard
inboard motor
inborn
inbound
inbox
inbreak
inbreathe
inbred
inbreed
inbreeder
inbring
inburning
inburst
inby
inbye
inc.

WORDS THAT END LIKE INBREEDING

according
breakthrough bleeding
breast-feeding
captive breeding
cattle breeding
creep-feeding
demand feeding
filter feeding
line breeding
love-lies-bleeding
overfeeding
pig breeding
preceding
proceeding
receding
selective breeding
speeding
succeeding
underfeeding
unheeding
weeding

Synonyms and antonyms of inbreeding in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «inbreeding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INBREEDING

Find out the translation of inbreeding to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inbreeding from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inbreeding» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

近亲繁殖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

endogamia
570 millions of speakers

English

inbreeding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रजनन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زواج الأقارب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инбридинга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

endogamia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিচ্যুত জনগোষ্ঠীগুলোর আন্তঃপ্রজনন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

consanguinité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Inbreeding
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Inzucht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

近親交配
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

근친 교배
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inbreeding
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giao phối cận huyết
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்ளினச்சேர்க்கைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रजनन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aynı soydan çiftleştirme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

consanguineità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chów wsobny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інбридингу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

endogamie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενδογαμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inteling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inavel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innavl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inbreeding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INBREEDING»

The term «inbreeding» is regularly used and occupies the 66.880 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INBREEDING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inbreeding

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3 QUOTES WITH «INBREEDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inbreeding.
1
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
If you look at most of the Royal Houses in Europe, the inbreeding was pretty outstanding.
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Sunny Mabrey
I think of myself as a Hollywood hillbilly, but I'm sick of all these questions people ask about Alabama. 'Do you have an outhouse?' 'Is there a lot of inbreeding in your family?' They think all Southerners don't have computers and TV sets and that we're all still living in 1862.
3
Eric Christian Olsen
I'm 100% Norwegian. Three generations removed and all continuous inbreeding of Norwegian of Minnesota and Iowa, so I traveled to Norway before.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INBREEDING»

Discover the use of inbreeding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inbreeding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Natural History of Inbreeding and Outbreeding: ...
In this volume, twenty-six experts in evolution, behavior, and genetics examine the causes and consequences of inbreeding.
Nancy Wilmsen Thornhill, 1993
2
Philopatry, Inbreeding, and the Evolution of Sex
In this comprehensive synthesis, William M. Shields introduces a provocative new hypothesis linking the previously disconnected topics of philopatry, inbreeding, and sex.
William M. Shields, 1982
3
Consanguinity, Inbreeding, and Genetic Drift in Italy (MPB-39)
This book assembles and analyzes the team's research for the first time.
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Antonio Moroni, Gianna Zei, 2013
4
Inbreeding and Brood Stock Management
This manual, written for extension workers, aquaculturists, and those who work with natural resource management programmes, primarily deals with the problems caused by unwanted inbreeding in cultured fish populations and describes ...
Douglas Tave, 1999
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Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications
This situation is known as inbreeding, a problem we have already alluded to in this chapter. Inbreeding can be defined as the production of offspring related by descent. To make our understanding more precise, consider three different ...
Fred Van Dyke, 2008
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Encyclopedia of Family Health
Inbreeding. Questions and Answers My second cousin and I want to marry. Could our children be affected because we are related? That depends on whether your second cousin is a blood relative or not. If you marry a blood relative, your ...
David B. Jacoby, R. M. Youngson, 2004
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Close Relationships: Incest and Inbreeding in Classical ...
This is a groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the diverse facts and opinions concerning incest and close-kin marriage found in literary and non-literary pre-modern Arabic texts.
G. J. H. van Gelder, 2005
8
Introduction to Conservation Genetics
Many new references reflect the expansion of this field. With examples from mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, plants and invertebrates, this is an ideal introduction to conservation genetics for a broad audience.
Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou, David Anthony Briscoe, 2010
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Inbreeding and Outbreeding; Their Genetic and Sociological ...
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Edward M. East, 2007
10
Studies on Inbreeding
The experiments of Crampe, of Ritzema-Bos, and of von Guaita show unquestionably that fertility in hybrid rats is diminished by random inbreeding, but they cannot legitimately be used to give evidence regarding the effects of inbreeding on ...
Helen Dean King, 1919

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INBREEDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inbreeding is used in the context of the following news items.
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Our Take: New dog, old questions - The Red and Black : Views
Genetic issues besides inbreeding also pose a threat. Bulldogs can be one of the most difficult breeds to care for, and the owners of the many ... «Red and Black, Jul 15»
2
'Tut' Review: Not So Good To Be Pharaoh - WSJ
... forensics is a field full of controversy, there are indications that due to rampant inbreeding many Egyptian royals were practically clones. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
Flying Ant Day: Prepare for the ant invasion in Somerset and Dorset …
Once far enough away from their own colonies to avoid inbreeding, they release pheromones, the chemicals behind sexual attraction, to attract ... «Western Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Beemageddon? As hysteria over honey bees recedes, anti-neonic …
... susceptible to the fungal pathogen due to a lack of genetic diversity, which leads to the increased potential for inbreeding and genetic drift. «Genetic Literacy Project, Jul 15»
5
Nature Conservancy's wilderness corridor paves way for 'moose sex …
Wildlife subjected to high levels of inbreeding will become weaker and more susceptible to disease over time. But, unlike Tinder dating, these ... «Yahoo News Canada, Jul 15»
6
Random use of Holstein semen on Holstein females is becoming risky
The key justification for using mating programs is to avoid inbreeding depression in resulting offspring. Unfortunately, the majority of Holstein to ... «Dairy Herd Management, Jul 15»
7
13 times more likely to produce disabled children - Daily Express
Baroness Flather said because of 'inbreeding', members of the ethnic group are 13 TIMES more likely than the rest of the UK population to ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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One-Legged Parakeet Gives Abused Children Lesson in Hope
Of the birds that survived, many were injured, malnourished and had physical issues due to excessive inbreeding. Rescue volunteer Kristin ... «The Chronicle of Social Change, Jul 15»
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Genetic variance components and heritability of multiallelic …
We then derive the heritability of heterozygosity and the underlying variances for multiple alleles and any inbreeding level. We also show that ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Baroness Flather speaks out about Asian marriage among relatives
The term 'inbreeding' is an unpleasant one, but it is an exact description of what is happening in 21st-century Britain, despite everything we ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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