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  1. Inbreeding in genetics, is the mating of 
  2. closely related individuals. It is considered 
  3. undesirable because it increases the risk 
  4. that offspring will inherit copies of rare 
  5. deleterious recessive alleles (genes) from 
  6. both parents and so suffer from disabilities.
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  8. Subject by: Scott Southall
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