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A group of animals related by descent and similar in most characters are said to belong to a breed. Many breeds are produced by inbreeding and outbreeding, Briefly explain the two terms

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Inbreeding refers to mating of more closely related individuals withinthe same brced for 4-6 generations.
Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production Outbreeding is the breeding of unrelated animals which may be between individuals of the same breed but having no common ancestors for 4-6 generations (out crossing) or between different breeds (cross breeding) or different species (interspecific hybridisation).
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